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The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13
THE TRAINED EAR.
How Quickly 1t Detects Anything
Wrong in Machinery.

AZ the meeting of the locomotive en-
gineors, 70 be held Ia Cape May, an in
tcrcsting paper will be read by II. II.
Dantzer, formerly on engineer on the
Reading Railroad. but now contractor
ia West Philadelphia. The paper will
deal entirely with the wonderful manner
10 which engineers on railroads, steam.
boats, and the masters Of mammoth
machinery ascertain accurately and in
stantly when anything goes wrong with
the machinery under their control.
Strange rs II may seem. tho only re-
liable friend Of the engineer is a well
trained ear The greater part Of Mr..
Dantzer's report Is filed with incidents
Relating to railroad work, bat the really
wonderful incidents Of which he treats
are taken from the mammoth presS
rooms in which Philadelphia abounds.
The thundcrous rumble and clash
of the modern presses, which are
considered the most intricate machines
in the world Is pleasant tune to the
pressmcn. but let bolt become loose,
let n band slip or piston or bar get out
Of place aud there is diseofd in tho
pleasant tune. Instantly every man in
tho pressroom, no matter what he may
be doing, raises his head and turns his
oyc In the objection OF the discordant
noise. The particular press is located
IN an instant, aud the particular part OF
the pondcrous machine when the discord
is being made is traced by ear at once.
The same rule holds good IN the engine
room Of an ocean steamer. Tho instant
any part Of the noble engine becomes out
OF order it calls in uunistakable tones TO
the quiet. locking engineer, who hastens
10 prescribe u remedy.
Mr. Dautler's paper tells OF many
queer incidents Of his experience as
ralroad engineer. The master OF loco.
motive gets TO know his engine as
mother doe' her child In the darkest
night, with the train dashing along ut
the rate Of forty i've miles an hour, the
trained engineer hears slight sound
which is out Of the ordinary. lIe not
only becomes aware Of il by reason OF
hearing IT,, but II he wero deaf as n post
the disorder would he communicated to
him through the medium Of the throttle.
lie would feel slight jar which would
AANh'hhe so NANeAiI 10 NAAt nbNhN AiANb
something was out order, and, II the oc-
casion warranted, stop would be made
at once or the matter would be attended
TO at the next station.
photographers work entirely by sound,
but, strange as II may seem, nAny Of
them are wholly deaf TO sounds other
than those Of their Instruments. ANY Of
the chief operators in the main Office OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company
can, from one end Of their great long
room, distinguish with neyer-failing
accuracy which Of the several hundred
Instruments are calling Philadelphia,
notwithstanding the constant din of the
other instruments More than this, many
of them can determine instantly which
operator Is sending on certain circuits
with which they have become familiar
by long service II Philadelphia Record.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13

did not venture 20 leave the shelter 81
their cabins before the next morning.
though on the afternoon OF the abnormal
day the lowering clouds had begun 70
clear away. The phenomenon seems 10
have been observed al several other
points Of the railway line, and recalls
the analogous case Of May 10, 1880, when
the light Of the MONDAY sun, throughout
southern New England, was eclipsed 70
such degree that only the faint out
lines Of trees and buildings could be
distinguished at a distance OF fifty
paces. In several villages OF western
Massachusetts, the darkness was 10 near
ly complete that birds went 10 Foost,
and scores Of men prayed and eFoaned
in nameless terror, thinking an earth!
quake near at hand, II not the day Of
Judgment Some contemporary writer's
describe the episode as ''fifty hourg
night from the evening Of May 18th 10
the morning Of the 20th) and among
the many fanciful explanations the mod
plausible seems that which ascribes this
eclipse to a drift Of volcanic ash-clonda
An even more protracted darkness which
alarmed the southern West Indies ID
the summer Of 1912 was traced TO a Gin
der shower from the volcano Of Sc
Vincent. - Belford's Magazine.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13
part Of their time in worship and its
attendant festivals.

part Of their time in worship and its
attendant festivals.
Prince Henry Of Orleans, eldest SON
of the Duke Of Chartres, has recently
returned from a journey Of explora-
ton in Central Thibet. With M. Bou-
yalot, the noted explorer, and com
pany Of guides and servants, he
crossed the desoiate country between
Lakes Lob Nor and Tengr Nor, mar
rowly escaping loss among the glaciers.
In Lhasa, the seluestered capital Of
Thibet, which they reached after many
hardships, they saw many religious
dances. The most striking of these
was a dance by masked priests, deco
rated with the ropes with which they
are accustomed to fagellate them
selves.
Despite the fact that Prince Henry
was announced as person OF high de-
gree. he got an occasional cut with the
rope when his curiosity led him to
crowd too near the dancers.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13
a peOny Bed $50 Years old.

In the yard of the old Foster home
stead is flaming bed Of peonies The
bed has a history. Hundreds Of years
ago maideus in Germany plucked the
gaudy flowers, aud in the days when our
farefathors were struggling for supremacy
with the red men Indiana used TO beg a
flower to stick in their ,opknoss. Mr.. n.
Foster. who was at work in his garden
Yesterday afternoon said, pointing with
pride to the big red lowers, Those
peouies were brought from Germany by
an ancestor OF mine $50 years ago. They
were first planted 10 the yard OF the old
Breed House at the corner Of South aud
Summer streets. All the Breed family
to-day have flowers from that stock
growing in their gardens. In the early
DAYS the lndiaes used to come to the old
Breed homestead and trade u basket of
clans FOR one OF the flowers to wear in
their hair. LYNN Mass Press.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13
Dreaming the Cellar.

A house may be ever so we'll swept
and garnished even freshly painted and
papered, but if the thorough cleanliness
Of the cellar be neglected, the seeds Of
discomfort and disease are with us.
Never have the winters accumulation
of ashes left in the cellar to be removed
en- masse in the spring, and the whole
house besprinkled with the gritty dust
arising therefrom. Remove the ashes
each day, if possible, or at longest once
week. At any rate do not collect
them in the cellar for your family to
breathe into their lungs all winter All
odors rise through the register open
ings, and if you allow decayed fruit and
vegetables to collect on The cellar bot
tom you are deliberately inviting into
your family circle diphtheria, typhoid
fever, and the like Always have fur
mace pipes taken down and cleaned in
the spring, and left down for the sum.
mer. This saves the pipes from rusting,
as result OF the damp SCOT lying in
them, and purifes tine atmosphere OF
the house. After the cellar has been
thoroughly swept, and all eobwebs re-
moved, have the side walls and ceilings
wkitewashed. mixing with your lime
some disinfectant. Cut up all the USE
less boxes and bits of waste wood for
fuel, aud burn all waste paper that can
not be sold. Ii there are any stove
pipes. bits Of old iron, or cast-off kitchen
utensils, also old bottles that have been
thrown into corner as useless. call in
the junk man and sell to him. Even il
you gain but Jew cents by the tran
saction, they will buy you some postage
stamps, and you will be we'll rid of your
unnecessary belongings. II your cellar
is inclined to be damp, keep unslacked
lime constantly standing in it to absorb
The dampness. DO not neglect to air
your cellar daily, summer and winter.
Sickness may be avoided thereby.
HOqLsekeeDe5.s' Heeklu.
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The ooths and vandals.

The Goths and Yandals were wild
Germanic tribes that overran Southern
Europe from the second to the fifth cen.
fury. When first known to the Romans,
the Cloths had settled along the Danube
and the Alps tho Vandals were south Of
the Baltic Sea. Both OF these tribes
pressed southwestward and invaded
Italy, Spain and Africa, making several
attacks upon the city OF Rome. The
Romans were repeatedly defeated, and
their temples stripped otthcir ornaments
to buy their favor. The greatest leader
Of the Cloths was Alaric, in the fifth
century, who three times took Rome,
aud once sat upon the throne rival EN-
peror TO Honorius The recognized
ruler chief Of the Vandals was Gcnseric,
who, at the bidding OF Eudoxia, wife of
the murdered emperor. took Rome. and
gave the city up to be pillaged by his
soldiers for fourteen days. At one time
the Roman army was largely composed
of Goths and Nandals, who, furnished
with Roman arms, were we'll prepared to
conquer their masters. The downfall Of
Romo in 4l6 A. ID. was accomplished by
the combined hosts of Huns, Goths and
Vandals, .Alani and Franks, and the
spoil was divided among the conquerors.
- New York Dispatch.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13
wAKAIsHL.
Bachelor Masters-of- Ceremony In
Japan.

Whenever festival came to pass, the
arrangements fell into the hands Of a
special class OF the community called
wakaishi. These were, in fact, the
bachelors OF the community. They
formed a sort Of society or guild, and no
one could be admitted without proper
endorsement and vote OF acceptance.
They were rather wild set they could
not be called industrious, and the wines
shop was the fayorite rendezvous OF these
pleasure loving youths. A merchant
who had an eye to his sons future would
seldom consent to his joining tho band |;
and il was thus more numerous wherd
artisans Whose sons had greater libertyJ
were more plentiful. But Japan is .
marrying country very few men, and
still fewer women, continue long unma.
ted and no cho contained more than
fifteen or twenty wakaishi. There were
two or three classes one class was we'll
off, and was expected to spend money
handsomely the others possessed less,
and were called on for less. II was into
the hands Of this gay company that the
arrangements for merry making we're
always placed. The occupation was
congenial one, and this disposition OF II
came about naturally enough.
There was one part Of the duties, howe
ever, which was not very pleasant
in fact, according to Japanese ideas, even
little debasing. This was the solicit
ing OF contributions for festival cxpen-
SEES. The wakashi played the disagree
able mart in old Janannge life that the
book agent and the campaign fund col
hector play with US. AS a festival APP
proached, the wakaishi went TO the
sahai-nin and tho house owners and re-
ceived general directions about the mode
OF celebration. Then number went the
rounds TO collect subscriptions. Every
body knew how much his neighbor was
worth, and each was asked to give a
certain sum according to his meangvA
fSeribner.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13

Captain Peterson, farmer living q
few miles from Ennis, Texas, recently
lost pet in peculiar and heartrend-
ing manner. Some of his friends who
had been fishing in the eastern portion
of the State brought him young alli-
gator about ten inches long, a spry
little fellow, much prettier than his
full grown relatives. Captain Peterson
was very proud of his little treasure,
and had a tank made for him out in the
yard The tank was about three feet
by two and one foot deep, and was kept
only half full OF water, so that his alli-
gatorship could not get out and wander
away. Crowds of people came every
day to see the new pet, which was q
great curiosity to many of the people
on the high prairies. 1t soon became
very tame, and would swim to meet its
visitors, and eat from their hands. The
Captain had another pet, however, q
large, white cat which, from the first,
showed the liYeliest interest in thenew'
member Of the family He spent the
greater part of his time circling around
the tank watching the alligator's mo-
tons, and sometimes, when the baby
saurian did not move fast enough to
suit HIM, he would reach down with
one paw and gently stir it up, and send
il spinning around at great rate. The
cat seemed to regard the alligator as
something got up for his exclusive
benefit, and evidently enjoyed the
game 10 the utmost.
One day, however. Capt. Peterson
found his alligator missing. and though
q thorough search was made he could
not be found. In the courseo an hour
the cat came in looking s1spiciouely
round and plump, and declined the
delicate morsels they offered him for
breakfast Aftervard they found him
rolling over and over in the grassy
yard, playing lazily with an aIlirator's
loot. The cat had eaten the alligator,
the first time that q cat ever accom-
plished such feat.-SL Louis Globe
Democrat
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13

silver. and this be reduced by chemicals,
wAshings aud evaporation until the
silver "a run out In bars or bricks.
The number Of Americans who have
invested in Mexican mines is rapidly 10
creasing, aud expect TO see more Eng
lish and American capital come here
during the future than ever before.
There Is, OF course, fair chance 10 lose,
hut there Is also fair chance TO win,
and both In the Iedeyelopment Of old
properties and in the opening up Of new
! believe there Il money TO be made by
any man who Is possessed Of a fair
amount Of capital and an ordinary
amount Of nerve and good business judg-
ment.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13

i saw a very funny thing in q paper
the other day said Stephen W.
Thompson, Of London. -The item
quoted Andrew Carnegie, the great
millionaire i-onmaker Of Pittsburgh, Is
saying that his earliest ambition was to
be q reporter and editor. II sounds
funny to an Englishman who knows that
Carnegie now owns twelve or fifteen
weekly papers Of established reputation,
which are all paying properties. He
bought them at first 70 have mediums
70 ast back at the critics Of his well
known essays in literature some years
ago. The English critics did not take
hndly to his papers and theories. and
frankly said 50 Carnegie said that IN
der such ignorance we're they that he
would educate them. Hence the pur-
chase Of the weeklies. through which he
can express MS ON news II is not
generally known that Mr. Carnegie
owns the papers. but be receives q nica
income from them every ysar. '-Aeig
Kor1 zslegra1a
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HOW HEBREW LADIES DRESS.

The Jewish women of Tunis are re-
nowned for certain robust beauty
and for their picturesque costume,
which no Mahometan woman would
dare to wear. In land where all the
other women look Like bales of rags,
these stalwart daughters of Israel are
very noticeable
The short trousers which they wear
are richly embroidered with gold and
so are the broad garters which encircle
their undraped limbs. ALI their other
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13
The use Of Voc in london.

One does not find any period in the
history Of London when the citizens de.
sired plain cold water as beverage.
Beer was always the national drink
they drank small ale Tor breakfast din
ner and supper; when they could get it
they drank strong ale. OF water for
washing there was not At this period 50
gtaat a demand as az present. At the
same time Il is not true 20 say. as was
said few years ago in the House Of
Commons, thar for eight hundred years
cur people did not wash themselves.
AN through the Middle Ages the use Of
the hot bath was not only common but
frequent and in the case Of the Dettec
classes Was almost necessity OF lie
fHarper's Magazine.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13

attire, even to their slippers, is laden
with ornaments. In their hands, when
in the street. they carry strangely
shaped fans, in the use of which they
are great coquettes
There are many thousands of these
women, generally wives of prosperous
merchants, in the Regency Of Tunis.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13
pon.l Yan Lev. aIm for Thatf

NE DaDDatn even
ing a father called
his C b ildre n
around him an d
asked them what
they had learned
at the school that
day. He was not
n Christian man
himself. but he
had a pious wife,
and the children
went regularly to
the Sunday-school.
In their o W n
simple way the lit
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13
Abnormal Darkness.

On the morning Of January :, 1891, q
gang Of laoorers on a railway track near
Neadikalkass, Russian Caucasus. were
obliged 10 discontinue their WORK be.
cause the gloon Of the murky forenoon
increased 90 something like total dark
neSS. Fc@Tla- ~ cart, uAAc CT . ci0ud-
burst, they hurried to their csmp Ard
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-13

Everywhere the churches are con-
fronted with the question of dancing,
uard-plaving. and theatre-going The
trio Of worldly amusements, that by
common consent are liable to lead any
protested Christian who indulges in
them away from Christ iii is asked
Why the churches make such fuss
about these things the answer may be
because they are worldly amusements,
and produce such deadly results t.
spiritual life. Then the Christian has
something beiter-il be is really alive
to his high calling. A Christian who il
ashamed that he cannot dance as well
as some other, but is moi ashamed thai
be knows almost nothing Of the Bible.
l. to be pitied- That Christian certainly
has toe much b do 10 uaste any time on
dancing. The great questions that are
confronting The churches to-day, and
that demand solution By the men and
women Of this generation. are 20 NO
mentous that axy one who has been
created aneu VII have enough 70 oc-
oapy hin, and give useful employment
10 al his leisure hours To i've nov
means mneh. sn1 10 live worthily IN this
sgs is Sabine. Record q Christian
Work
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Manrx and Heavy I.ndnn.

The world is full of tired people,
merchants tired of business, farmers
tired of raising crops, mechanics tired
OF building houses, housekeepers tired
of preparing food, operatives tired OF
rushing wheels. Pass along the road
or street and see how very tired three
fourths Of the people look. How shall
they get restedg Some say, BY fewer
hours OF work." But some of them
have no work at all. Others might pre-
scribe easy sofas and more arm-chairs
and soft beds. But some of the people,
who have the weariest look, have plen-
ty OF good furniture aud luxurious mp
holstevy. Nov, we offer pillow not
curtained with Gobelin tapestry nor
stuffed with the down of angels wings.
But the man who puts his head on it
gets rid of his cares and aches and anx-
ieties. 1t is q pillow stuffed with the
promise: "Come unto me, all We that
labor and are heavy laden, and l will
give you rest;" Cast thy burden on
the Lord and be will sustain thee. We
have friends who, because they cannot
sleep we'll. put under their heads at
night pillow of hops. but they never
have tried the better pillow filed with
the myrrh and frankinceLse from the
Lords garden. Men and women tired
out with the world, try iti--De Wa
Tdlmage
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SERMONS FOR SUNDAY.
A FEW SUBJECTS FOR ALL TO
PONDER OVER.

Doa's You Love Him for That7-Ars You
on fhs Platform. Broiher7-Weary and
Heavy Ladsn-Bo All for ood-0od's
PFo1nlsoL
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Him that comath to me will In no
wise cast out. John 6;37.
Whosoever believeth In Him shall re-
ceive remission Of sins.-Acts I0:f3.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
aud thou shalt be saved. Acts 1871.
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the
Christ is born Of God-John 81.
Verify, verify say unto you he that
believeth on me hath everlasting life
John 6;4z
For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation
Rom. 1910.
He that believeth and is baptised
shall be saved; but he that belieyeth
not shall be damned. Mark 1916.
As many as receive Him, to them
gave He lpower (privilege) to become
the sons Of God even TO them that be-
lieve on His name. John I:I2.
II we confess (aud abandon Is 55:7)
our sins He is faithful and just TO for
give us our sins, and 10 cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.- John 10.
II thou shalt confess with thy mouth
thb 44OiA oc1ubg anu bHhAb DcAiCN0 III
thine heart that God hath raised Him
from the dead thou shalt be saved.
Rom 1872
He that balieveth on the Son hath
everlasting life; and he that belieyeth
not the Son shall not see life; but the
wrath Of God abideth on him.
1886.
Verify. verify, say unto you, he that
heareth Ny word, and believeth on
Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life,
and shall NOT come into condemnation,
but is passed from death unto ife.-
John 5:24.
Never be afraid to talk to strangers
on the subject OF religion.
Never step over one duty to perform
another.
Never be impatient with the children.
Never forget that God sees you.
Never say anything about others that
You would not like to have said about
you.
Never grow weary in well doing.
Never conclude that man has no
good in him, because he does not think
Just as you do.
Never worry about troubles that have
not yet come In sight.
Never do anything for mere effect.
Never be discouraged about anything
as long as you believe that God lives. III
Rnnl'S Horn
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THEz1 are 100000 gypsiss IN En-
Eo5e
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pAMcERs IN THIRET.

They Wear Masks aud Rope. with which
They seourGe Themselves
Dancing enters into q great many Of
the religious ceremonies In 1hibet,
where the inhabitants spend q great
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The Au-tro-iernan eonuesaal sreaty
~ bssa sigued
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Are You on the Platform, Brother9

weak faith the other day. you must
get inside the fold, and the demonstra-
ton will come of itself. Humble your
self, have faith, and You shall know the
truth"
In other words, must believe it
without proof"
'Now, hold on right here. Out West
they have place for watering cattle.
The cattle mount q platform to reach
the troughs. As they step on the plat
form their weight presses lever, and
this throws the water into the trcughs.
They get on the platform through
faith, and this act provides the
water and leads them to it. You are
like o smart steer that slips around
TO the barn-yard and peeps in the
trough without getting on the plat
form. He finds the trough dry, for 1t
needs his weight on the platform to
force the water up. He turns away
disguested, and tells everybody their II
no water in the trough. Another steer.
not quite so smart, but with more faith,
steps on the platform. The water
springs into the trough, and he marches
up and drinks. That's the way with
religion. You've got to get on to the
platform. You can't even examine it
intelligently until You are on the plat
form. II You slide around the back
way, you'll find the trough dry. But
step on the platform, and the water aud
tho faith come together without any
trouble-ce certain and sure and album
dant.-Dciroit Free Press.