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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-21

thing else did ilcrany good.
We could get no rest dag
or night with lIcr. In Il, +
extremity I tried lie Gu
TIoURA REMEDIEc, bCt !
confess / lad no f2:tl in
them, for / has. never rccn
them tried. TO nay e:.i
surprise, in one weeks
time after beginning tos1e
the CUTicUEA lsE,iEDIEs,
the sores were wSli, iiut I
continued TO use Tie Re
SOLVENT for g little V HE.
and now che is 81 f:.t 8
baby as you world iil-e &c
dollar. / believe my lalv
not tried CuTIcrRa RIA
every mother with q h;.ly
mt that there j., . medic inc.
czema, and thatEci.eine Is
RKNER, Lockhart, Texas.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-21

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Drumming and Of Winston prohb
ted Therefore do of statesmen the
houses don't think the clothing
competitors have reported but the going
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

The other he advanced into the water
nntil 4 reached his knees. lie then
wavea his banner, stretched out has
word. ana in the name q his soyer.
eign took possession, IN me moss
rompous style, Of all the sea, islands
and territory between The tropics, even
10 me poles, swearing TO defend them
az All time. even to the day Of iudg
ment. His followers joined IN the sol,
emn oath. and returned thanks to 900
ior the great favor he had vouehsaieo
them. > a.
surrounding country the adventures
returned 10 Darien. Balboa was
heaped with honors and titles, on1
I three wears alter his return he was
charged with treason to the crown am. AMI
was executed. The execution tooA
{lace on the little island OF Acia ~
/ i5l7. Balboa was Al years Of age
when he died.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

n,,..n rrom spnin. He Discovers tbs Pa
cine aud Wins Imporlshabie Fame.
The career Of Yasco Nunez do Bal
hoa the intrepid Spanish explorer,
whose discovery Of the facine ocean
unvo 70 his name famo that y inper-
Ehable, has few parallels "a history
Balboa was the son Of noble, though
poor family. He grew up a reckless
spendthrift, and early in lie was
obliged TO dee from Spain 70 avoid I'M
nrisoninent. With an expedition tnat
Rad been fitted out to explore the-then
reca,tly discovered new world no
rama 10 America and located on the
Isthmus of Darien, where q colony was.
eatablished. It did not take him long
~ and An excuse for creating trouble
aud melting the colonists to rebellion;
Ha oyerthrew the leader, imprisoned
aud later executed him, and then as
sumed authority himself
For time the little colony Pros,
pered, but Balboa's restless splIn
would not permit him to thus quietly
pursue life. He longed Tor aovenSuIe;
3or riches and for fame and at the hea1
~ a hand Of explorers set out IN search
III II. For days they wandered ABOUT
IN tha interminable forests and hnaiiS
rame mon an Indian settlement.
Here they were received with klnu
ness and laden with presents, and as
pro5S OF their friendship for the whites
4he old chief gave his youngest an aus
fairest daughter in marriage 70 Dal
boa. The riches OF the land We're e =
vealed to the Spaniards and they S S
tod Of a. vast ocean and streams no"
Ing into it that we're lined with gold Il,
Determined to go in search q IN
great ocean, Balboa returned TO- Darle
and began preparations for the lourne,
Weeks we're consumed, IN trying
enlist men in the enterprise, put .
Int few we're afraid to undertaS
N AT last on the LIST Of Septeenm,T3e
1518, at the head Of 1870 men baip,
left Darien in search of the strant
waters. Five days later he arrived
The province OF his father-in-iaw' "ne
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

lesin No. q plan aud specifications FOR
a cheap and easily Constructed covered
ward. The area OF harnyafd 70 Do COW
ered IS 2ix4S fcots fiopg posts eight m
ches in diameter at the hati are set Ia shc
Ground two ieos deep and six feet apart,
Unon these are spiked sxt scaathngs
about four feet apart Sc mailing girts,
and a plate 2x6 Is nailed on the top OF
the posts. which have previously been
sawed OIL to line after tho girts have
been spiked to them. Round poles Hat
tened at the ends, or sx6 ioists doubled,
spiked to the heads Of the posts, Will ne
the building together
Ten feet will be quite high enough for
the story, and one storg will suffice 4 no
straw IS to be stored ABOVE except that
which is placed there 10 exclude the cold.
A few poles laid on the crossties which
mind the building together will sustain
the weight Of the straw, while the straw
viii exclude the cold and absorb the
moisture better than matched ceiling
ON the inside Of the posts which have
1 been set IN tue NtHNsNtf~Hpaf' eN','N- 'l
be nailed horizontally, and the space De-
tween these aud the outsideyertical board
inc may be filed with straw, thus max
ing dry and comfortable wall. The roo
should be steep and can be made Of an,
material that win sAed water. Whel
The posts set in the ground decay the
NAV be sawed of and supported by plac
inc flat stones under them. Such build
inc win be inexpensive, reasonably dura
ble and serve as place for deposltln
manures, sheltering animals, etc. An
other plan suggested Is the addition Oh
..Iean-ton to al existing stable. lns
this covered receaacle tSe manure ca
he thrown aud served until tits loade
, on wagon outside Of it through doc
arranged for the purpose. Where no q.
ditional shelter is required for the stocl
aud the only objects better epreserv
! ton Of the manure from waste when y
y net hauled Direct from the stable 70 =
Z field where It Is to DO used, the latt
Z construction seems 70 be one that shou
!, = come into very general use. --AsD 1e
! World.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10
cold Dollars are very Scarce.

The act Of Congress abolishing ne
coinage OF gold dollars was approved
sent. 90. 1890 Tho reason urged ios
Ia passage was the Inconvenience .,
handling the com because d their snah
eIze' the danger OF loss for the same Fea,
son. and the fact that silver dollars anu
naTef currency would answer every puf-
pose for small TRANSACTIONS, says IRg
PhiIadelphia Call. Congress saw the
force OF an this and promptly passed the
nm In anticipation Of such action, ana
~ nroveut as far az possible speculation
~ the coin. none were struck OF last
year AZ The Philadelphia mint, and al
ssid into the Treasury were rccolnea
ma larger denominations. With the
abolition Of the gold dollar, " gold
niece and a nickle Scent piece also
passed into obscurity, their coinage pe-
coming illegal by the passage Of tho
same act. IL
During the forty years that the gold
dollar was in circulation, from le4v TO
1eso 10 400 1897 were issued, OF when
~ q9a. 4as were coined at the mint IN
sh;s citv The New Orleans Mint. which
was engaged in their coinage only ION
1N4N TO $780, ptftNa " 80 --t.f 49,
o04 900. The facilities Of this mint
f. sre now devoted almost exclusively 70
silver dollars. Tire San Francisco Mint
coined but 90. 282. beginning in the year
1854 and continuing At spasmodic IN
tervals until 1870, when they ceased en-
tirelv The Dahlonega, Ca, aud Char
Iotte. y. C., minis. both OF which sus-
nended operations in 1861, at the begin
ninc Of the war, coined respectvely
80 700 and sos, lss worth Of thes'
! Minute coins.
; From these figures il viii be seen that
.he treat majority q the gold dollar
were coined IN this city. the amount du
ing he fiscal year 1873 being upward
, Of $50, 600. ~,
r Despise the efforts 81 The 0oFernm,en
y a prevenf speculation ia the coin ana =
7 rather an Of them IN, mans are heia y
: ererators and dealers 10 rare coin, ane
; command 3 premium. Those o. earllel
4 800 ere mach more valuable. however
~ sbourn 81 rcccft sale Of coins. Nnsi
coid dollar Of the datcof 1864 soia 70
= Sfa-s This date j. refy rare, ana ~
= ~ uas cxcep;ionaiiF perfect on M
b ss-.s occasion onc Of The year 1855 va
q ,'.r~t.ssa Cor sf2. and another o. 10
= -, rersried a. cheap a fi0.5e.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10
rnEosoPHY N MISSOURI.


p.t- n star-Carers Dllate ON Love 4
Poetry, and the Pole star.
He was an eavesdropper, but one I
,,,on whom the Office had been thrust
saws the Kansas City Star. he nsa
asconsed himself in corner oil the
yine-clad veranda to smoke the cigar
90 reelection when these theosophieai
lovers strolled out to sniff the evening
az They seated themselves on the
tonmost stop, and, while his arm en-
c;rcled her waist, she remarked
81 particularly love that star
(which oneT - .ha
aThat one" said she, pointing 70 tne
outermost lower star oil the upper
bowl. ,s
"Why?" 80 -.
tba north star" said he, and doubt,
lass n your life that you then lived
ron we're wont to refer TO it as you now
yefar 10 Polaris, the present north star
, xUbo Knows continued he, IN his
,row;ng enthusiasm, shut that you
! we're an Egyptian trader, and that as
rorr caravan wendell its long-drawn
wav across the trackless desert you
1 Iooied Ia that star for guidance, ana
that the habit thus formed has pene..
| tratad vour present life in the form OF
| an indehnable presence. !.
1 aRnt where were you thens she
! TREMENDOUSLY inquired, as she seized MI
| disengaged hand, she being put e
| cent convert to the doctrines q haIlla
| and her feminine soul, with It's pleas
i ant dreams Of wedding finery, sun eflnl
1 a slight shock at the thought OF IN
condition in life in which there wa
Il neither prospect nor proprlety OF
husband figuring.
Rut the lover was now lost IN the y:
| tronomer. He was. a teacher, ane
| trne 10 his pedagogic instinct he pr
Il caaded while he looked fehectlvel
| toward the east: AZ,
ayes. indeed, and in 12,0OOyears tn
star Lyra, in the constellation o. Y
Harm. that YOU see just rising tnroue
tha trees. will be the north star i
,, The earth's motions, You must Kno'
ora nrecisely like those OF q top.
nc. ~avolves on its axis, and at the saI
- time this axis describes o wide clre
ng - ~ own. It is this latter mott
The that causes the change IN the nor
IDS star. since the orb so named is alwa
ky +h,A one toward which the earths pt
as, Il t,oi.ltinr.R
IVY She sighed, and after httle PAT
IN. said IN discouraged tone; ~,
on. II wonder what you and will pc
nts inc when Lyra is the north star
hey Promptly the professor quoted
the Il vex me not with brooding on the years !.
ch- mat were ere drew hresth why sn eaa q
ch Distrust re Perchance in other sphere
zap aPoetry, and theosophic poetry
4ho4is muttered the eayesdropI
hey Una. !. 40 ,n,,ch
and ms = ~ a Iond rustlinc among
TOW vines. The professors quotation cea
1 aII abruptly, and his arm took a more =
~ ventional posture.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

A self-expanding life-belt Is the ias-
ast addition to the list of life-saving
an This contrivance is made
II elastic material. and its interior is
divided into separate.sections, contain
inc alternately acids and alkalies:
Alter being applied there Is a cord AZ
each side Of the person, which, beng
nnlIed allows the chemicals to come
together. producing gas which gives
hnovancv to the belt. A modl1eAtl.o'ln
~ tbis invention consists OF = belt Win I.
two metallic hemispbefes held toge1n'
er with material soluble n nv. w1 Yer;
tba intention being to throw this bell
o-erboard TO the rescue OF q person
S 5ror mig As soon as it strikes the
-ste- TIE hemispheres spring apart,
nd the gas being rapidly generAteo
sbs belt q expanded Another iorn
e9b.it az the latter variety can be q
o - Is to be fred By rocket z
shirs b distress, iAaating shortly ate
striFino the water.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10
INSECT ENEMIES or CLOVER.

The Ohio Experiment STATION oe
.cribes three new insects that are dong
much damage to clover and clover hay.
The clover root borer is asmall brownisn
black. minutely spotted beetle, not one
tenth OF an inch long. The eggs are
hid in the spring in the crown Of inc
nlapt The larya burrow downward
through the larger roots. Their injuries
are somstimes very serious, and the only
remedy is frequent rotation, not allow
ing the clover crop to stand until 1t be-
CONES the breeciDg place for tins insect
Another. the clovsr seed nudge, Il Z
small maggot that livesintbe clover head
At the expense Of the seed Fields thai
are infested may be distinguished by thu
heads being green and dwarfed, instead
81 red. at blossoming time. The Glove
should be moved as soon as the nudge ]
discovered, and before any Of the see
- ruatured. A worm has been foun'
whicb iufests clover hay IN the barn an'
staok II makes a net around the ore
gems and leaves and feeds upon them
Thess worms viii be most tro-blesom
where old hay IS left over from year
wear. 80 that they have breeding Fiacs
] clear Out the mows every spring ana q
-,of stack new mcws or stacks on O.
Foundations of hay. Hay Wnicl 3 Z
tested with these vroszls snoii4
burued.-Esls Ior1 LsaFcace1t.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

Although Liszt's is one Of the gen
tlest memories the world has ever
known. he could be severe at times,
saws Etalka Illofsky in the Ladies
Homs Journal. On one occasion
xonno man from Kassan, in Hungary,
= town famous for its hams, applied to
List with view Of taking lessons from from
him AS was usual with him at such
times he invited the young, man TO
take a seat at the piano and play some
thing When he had finished the
niece he waited for several moments
to allow the able an opportunity o.
nronouncing Judgment on his play,
inc AT last the master, noticing that
the Young man was waiting for HIM e
sneak asked him where he was born
and where he lived. -
an Kassan, replied the youth. witt
pardonable pride ar -.
well returned List, u can oni.
saw that prefer the kassan hams Z
the Kassan piano players.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

correspondent OF the Country Cen
t,,nan saws that about aweek after sheep
shearing the lambs should be "dippeu
IN some solution for the destruction Of
the ticks which by that time will have
left the short-clipped old sheep ana
taken refuge in the longer wool Of the
lambs. The best sheep dip Is crude car
bolic acid mixed with soap aud water
In "dipping" care should DO taken :
keen the lambs ears, eyes and nose ou
Of the preparation.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

TTpon light, sandy soil we know Of
no better crop to grow for the purpose
q blowing under as green manure than
the common white or fat turnip. The
seed IS cheap and easily put in, four OF
Ave pounds per acre, sown broadcast
being a liberal allowance, and much less
II sown in drills. It will grow upon soil
where clover viii not, and it is very sure
10 terminate upon any land and 1t IS not
killed by either wet or dry weather.
Comnared with clover in value, seven
and half tons of turnips might be
crown where three tons Of clover hay
could not. and the turnips would have IN
round numbers 105 pounds OF nitrogen
/ n IFS in the clover, III pounds OF phos-
nhoric acid 10 103 in the clover, and
torty-eight pounds Of potash to thirty
and one-half in the clover. Or IN other
words the turnips are very nearly one-hail
"a valuable as the clover, pound iol
mound, for manurial purposes, and thel
NAV be sown at any season IRON Marci
10 August, and plowed under at an.
stage Of growth. or not plowed under a
ali but allowed TO remain until the,
freeze and rot in the field, by whicl
process they enrich it nearly, but no
auite. as much as when piowed IN
Courier Journal
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

In making asphalt walks and pave
ments the foundation is Of course broken.
stone. and over this is a layer OF coarse,
Clean gravel. The melted asphalt while
hot Is poured and spread over the gravel
in sufficient quantities to fill all she IN
terstices, the finishing coat being com,
posed Of clean, fine sand, all eemented
together, with the asphalt compressed
by passing heavy iron roller over ~
Coal tar has been used for making gar
den and other walks, but the prepara'
tons Of sand or gravel used VIII vary
according to the size Of the grams o
Gravel or sand used. All that IS re-
9uired is to have each grain OF sand o
gravel thinly coated with the tar, ans
then all compacted with the heav'
roller. Tar walks, however, have no
nroyed satisfactory, for they get SOIL our
inc hot weather in summer and emit tn
strong and disaereeable tar odor'-'Nel
York Sun.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.

EsvEcr OF SALT uroN FEuir TREES
salt Is rarely used as a fertilizer Tor
annie. pear on PLAN trees. Il may not
he useful and as far as is known u wisl
probably be useless, but u IS not prop
able that Il viii be injurious. 10 WASH
the stems Of the trees with salt bgine mas
been found 70 remove moss and scale
lice from the bark and greatly improV.
the appearance OF the tree.---Nee lorA
Times.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

ne left half Of his men, and lmpiorlng
.4he aid OF God, again started on I9e
to;lsome march. Through the wooas
S,atfaF viii, is,ferlacing vines, up rocky
ravines and across rapid streams
tbangh weighed down with their neaVy
ar,nor and oppressed BY tropical sum
AZ advantnrers toiled patiently on.
Past Indian villages whose lnnaDl'ah's
they slaughtered and roppea, my
dressed on, many falling. dead on IIe
wav. and after many months tney te 1asli,
.ad the very foot of the mountain wnlon
was to find the realization or ulsaP-
nointment Of all their hopes. -,
r. was late at night when they
aacbad the foot of the mountain, ano
.bav Law down to wait for the morrow
hasora making the ascent. Win tne
6rst CLEAN Of light they were up Al
-rara anxious to begin the ascent, pus
Ro1hoa ordered them to remain oenlno
mil he alone had climbed the barren
rock. o4;on Ralhoa
oossed through in the short lnGersal
q occupied in reaching that sontary
-,srnritI As the horizon kept proau'
en;no and deepening the higher ne as
sanaed he almost shrunk from she
Anal step which was to decide ms Ia u
Tha blood coursed more rapidll
tIrorob his veins. and his full hear
4hrobbed with more painIll Siiols
AZ down sunk the eastern SKY Delol
his notwithstanding footsteps, un'l
al length it met deep. blue me
endden movement, few burned Steps
and there lay the vast Pacific neavln J
calinlv below him and losing itself
Ehe distant horizon. One glance az l
broad bosoh-one look at the gree
Islands and eeener savannas ana rus
inc streams a his feet-and ne SUNK U
his knees ana gave vent to nus owe
towering emotions in devout thank
civings to his Maker.
His followers below. silent al
4hcnohtful had watched with intere
their leader as be slowly toIed up u
steep ascent. Their painful suspen
was ended when they saw HIM drop
his knees and lift his hands IOWA
heaven In prayer; and low deep MI
mur ran through the ranks.
y Slowly Balboa arose, and cast.
- move Glance on that slumberl
peean turned and waved to his tolio
srs 70 come up. With q loud shout tn
Sashed forward, and when they reach
xe height their bosoms sweiled v
,esotion Is they gazed Oh upon
ner ocean and new world below n, :,
AT The wondrous spectacle they al
prostrate and offered mp thanksgiF
* God. -,
A priest among them lifted up
wee and chanted 3 psalm OF pra
and the whole band joined in :.
kben arose and embraced BAH
swearing to follow him even 70 de'
"A huge cross was erected as an
depce Of the discovery. and then
fescsnt 10 the sea was made
lei thew stood on the beach
larSe baT' The tide was out:
fhev>.waited TIL It's return !
czueht the sheen Of the V
81 it cane ripping over
shallow sea bed: and vhsn It Fea'
their feet. thsy STEPPED down =ns
ed it to see II Il really we're sait-N
Ike tzs Atlantic Balboa tnen
ranged his believers along re e ..
and unrolling q banner ara nols.-
81 one hand and his drawn s"''
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10
wAsurs ron FENCES AND BvrIDISes.

WASHES FOR FENCES AND BUILDINGS.
rood wash may be made from one
neck Of lime and half pound each OF
suIphate of zinc and common salt. sake
me lime first, then add the other, and
thin with water until it spreads easily.
Stir often. and if it gets too thick reduce
Of make new. 1t is hard wash, ana
adheres well, not rubbing of on the
clothing Of those who chance to touch
II If kept well mixed it win not scale,
unless the wood is SO wet when il Is APP
plied that it does not strike IN, Or u mas
been reduced until all the zinc is gone
Crude petroleum is said to be better
wash, and some like it much better pe.
cause it has not the glarlng white coiol
which the other has. They are apou
equal in value as preservatlves OF IN
wood. with perhaps the weight 2. ~. svi
dence in favor Of the petroleum, ~. ! nm
INV he due to the ease OF applying
iaroer amount, which fills the pores 2
wood. This petroleum cannot be easil
vl,tninea in email towns. = Boston OuSt'
eater.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

aWhat is the matter With me. Doc.
49, ne patient asked ii . despair1ng
tone. - -. he
pocfor's cherry reply. AiAt1fr ~
- a. rou saw Why. man. you're
Sc. --somerviiie Journal
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

With 4 view Of inducing farmers e
,t.are former waslcful methods q han
dliuc manure. Director J. p kooeri., q
tbe Cornell staaon. \. \. Gves IL bui-
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

n Neu York Eai- and Ezpren al
-. ,bat Californians have an idca
.ssv win ultimately supply he vera
Win vine ami fruits.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-10

sscorrsxp il plagued With mice. .
she should get uTon the table ana
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-18

The business legislation OF the Re-
publican party still produce the best
possible results FOR the laborers and
producers OF the nation. Our mer-
chandise exports for the nine months
ending March 81. 1891. were S69S. 9i7,-
229 and imports S0is, 1855. $40. the bal
ance In our favor being $40, $50, $50.
or over 81, 600. 600 per week for the en-.
tire period. This Is splendid report,
considering the unequaled large i'm
ports sent In to escape the Increased
duties of the new protective tariff
law. The Mckinley tariff is certain
10 be the greatest blessing this nation
has ever received by legislation. 1t Is
so grandly sustaining itself that even
the Democrats are beginning to claim
parentage of the reciprocity feature OF
the law, Notwithstanding every Demo
cratic Senator and Representative vot-
ed against 1t! 1t will probably be on
ly a few months until they will be-
claiming that Democrats originated
and enacted the Mckinley bill?-rE.