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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-17
ROYAL WHITE MOURNING.

The Revival of an Old Custom Among the
Nobility.
The white mourning of the youthful
Queen of the Netherlands is revival Of
an old custom, says London Truth.
Some ancient orders of nuns, CORE
spending to the Passionist one for men,
used to dress in white. They might be
said to be Good Friday orders, they par
ticularly devoting themselves to com
memorate the event for the keeping in
mind of which that fast day was institut-
ed-dying with Christ daily. The ladies
of Port Royal also decided when their
monastery was reformed to wear white
robes only. Mary Of England was the
last French Queen who wore white
mourning; she was known as La Refine
Blanche-perhaps by old people to dis
tinguish her from Catherine de Medici,
who was the first regal widow to dress
in black. She borrowed her sable
weeds from Italy, which, far back In
antiquity, took black mourning from
the Eleusinian mysteries. Ceres in
search Of Proserpine was in blackte
signify the winter season, when nature
is most colorless. Catherine de Medici's
widows cap was black. The white
widows cap is now the only survival OF
the ancient white mourning. Mary
Stewart followed her mother-in-law In
wearing black after the death Of her
first husband. White is more suitable
for the winter wear Of delicate child
in the harsh Dutch climate than black,
which is cold in winter, hot in summer,
and only advantageous IN hiding coal
smut and in seemingly reducing the
bulk Of stout fQures
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-17
A SEALSklN BONANZA.
How q Poacher Got Away with Fifteen
Thousand Skins.

Thousand Skins.
Japan is putting fin into the sealing
business and will have two fins in next
year. Rumors of Yokohama's attaining
some position as sealslkin market have
reached heresat odd times, says the San
Francisco Examiner.
One of the passengers to arrive by the
steamer China recently was George A.
Smith, a veteran whaler, who has been
cruising in northern waters every year
! from the time he was able to go to sea.
He was not with the whaling feet this
year, and when he mingled with his old
companions after getting ashore he told
them tales of his cruise i'll the Okhotsk
sea that were more marvellous to sealers
and whalers than any yarns Aladdin
ever concocted about his lamp. Seal
skins formed the basis of his narrative,
and he reported his catch at $4,000
skins. 1t sounded like g fish story,
but Smith had certain evidences with
him in the shape OF certified checks and
! authorizations to ship an experienced
crew, that back up the story.
Briefly told Smiths story is that when
he left here last winter for Yokohama
it was to take command of the old
bark Nathan S. Perkins, we'll
known in these waters. His en-
ployers we're Yokohama capitalists who
had prospected the Siberian coast and
evolved scheme for loading their yes
sci with sealsl1ins. They wanted a man
to take command who was familiar
with Russian waters and knew how to
ingratiate himself with the natives, and
Smith was selected. Seals were plenti-
full along the upper Japan coast when
he started out, and in hunting the Per-
kins did very we'll. But the big killing
came when Smith reached Robin island
Or Robin bank, geographically speak
ing, just inside the Okhotsk sea, a few
miles from Saghalien island and seven
hundred miles from Petropaulovski.
Smith baited for seals with rum, it is
supposed.
The Perkins was disguised as a
whaler, and ostensibly put in at the lit
tie settlement near the rookeries for
water The Russian officer in charge OF
the place was invited to take a drink,
ard another drink, until he had quite a,
program of drinks. The islanders
were also lavishly entertained with the
Perkins rum, and in a day or two the
entire population mot very extensive
one), was too happy to care what be-
came Of the seals. This was kept up
for several days, and in the meantime
every knife ON the Perkins was kept
busy skinning seals. Hundreds were
taken, and when the Perkins finally
sailed it was with the biggest returns
for a few cases of rum that were ever
made.
The same game was played at an
other rookery, and when the old bark
finally dropped anchor at Yokohama
she had fifteen thousand skins in her
hold, according to Smiths count, and
the skins averaged between eleven and
twelve dollars apiece.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-17
FILLMORE COUNTY.

County Delesate-M Kirwan
Division No. l. Preston-President, James
Maloney; president. John Ma gan; rec
sec, James Mulvihill; fin sec. Michael Flynn;
treasurer, Edward O'Bricn: ins sec, Edward
Maloney.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-17
sTRENGTH.VITALITY.

Victims of excesses or indiscretion, with Ner.
ine. Pains in tie Back and Breast, Indigestion,
are treated for Consumption, Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint, By inexperienoed men. Es !
ply both. Lost vitality in young Or old COM
plety restored. No Exposure; separate rooms for
Ladies; interviews Strictly Confidential: 1t ie
evident that Physician who confines h1mself
EXCESSIVELY to certain class of Diseases must
possess greater skill than one in general practice
HRecently contTacteda.i chronic Urinary D-
eeases PO6IrIVkLY Cured IN 3 to 8 days by
cases pronounced incurable promptly yield to
DIR. Nelson's Approved Remedies.
Medicines Mailed Or Expressed to any address
Cash. a friendly talk costs nothing. Hours:
10 q. M to IL M, 9 to and to 8 p. N. Sunday,
kto SIP. n. Z.
228 Wash. Az. s.. M1nnoaDOlA.1 Inn
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-17
MCLEOD COUNTY.

GGnnty D%s!esate Patriok ncEgott GAne2f
leck; vice-president. William O'Donnel; re
sec, Patrick McElligott; fin sec. John Waldron
treasurer, James Waldron; meetings 2nd an
9TH Sundays of month.
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MORTON, nEyy1LLE COUNTY

County Delegate-TF NJ Keefe, Morton.
vice -president, J D Kennedy, Morton; cor sec'y
7 M Keefe. Morton; fin sec. A Fl Keefe. Nor
ton treasurer, p 81 Kirwin, Beaver Falls; meet
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SIBLEY COUNTY,
G0nOtc Ho1a0ato-W n Foho,,

Div. No. i, Green Isle-President DAME
Myers; vice president, III. Mcmahon; recordin,
secretary. John McGrann; financial secretary
John Fahey, Jr.; treasurer, Thos Morrin lnsrr
ance secretary. Thomas Dolan. Meeting Is
Sunday in each month.
Div. No. 2, Henderson-President. James Nc
Mullen; vice-president. Patrick Hernay; re-
cording secretary, P O'DonnelI; financial sec
rotary. NJ O'Donneu; treasurer John Lester
insurance secretary, John Lester; meets fYrs
Saturday evening Of each month.
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NATIONAL OFFICERS.

Nj T WHERE, D, Philadelphia, Pa.
M SLATTERY, MS, Albany, Y.
THOs DUNDON, n T, Columbus, Ohio.
National Directors-P. J. O'Connor, chairman.
Savannah Ca; John W. McGreegy, Thos; }.
O'Brien. Cornelius Horrigan, John E. Tyrrell.
STATE OFFICERS-.Ml NNESOTA
STATE DKLEaATE-John Mccarthy. of Still
water.
STATE SEoRETARY-Geo. NJ. Gltinan, of St..
Paul.
STATE TREAsURER-John Bhaehy, of Mont
gomery.
STATE BOARD OF DIRECToRs-Wiliam De-
laney st. Paul; D. F. McDermott, Clontarf;
John Flood, Duluth; j. T. Rowan, Winona: W.
j. Murphy, st. Cloud.
President of Insurance Fund, MI. Mcdonnell,
Of Graceyille.
vice-President NJ. W. Mogan, of Minneapolis.
Insnraoce Secretary. John A. O'Shaughnessy.
Of saltwater.
Treasurer of Insurance Fund, John sheehy, Of
Montgomery.
Directors of Insurance Fund. o. F. McDer-
mott, Clontarf; P. j. Ryan. st. Cloud; John T.
Byrnes, Minneapolis; Geo. W. Murphy, Fari-
bault; j. j. Kennedy, st. Paul.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-17

County Delegate, James Hughes.
President, Fitzpatrick; ce-president, Johr
Sherman; recording secretary, G A Fitzgerald
financial secretary, Rowan, jr; treasurer, e
O Brien; insurance secretary, john Lynch: meet.
ings, LIST Tuesday evening and Sd Sunday after.
of each rnOn1h
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County Delegate, Patrick Murphy.
President. VIM Barron: vice-president, Jas
Cullen: rec sec. Ed Lynch; fin and ms sec. J
M Clark; ser. alarms, T = Willis; doorkeeper,
A MCCARTHY; meet list Wednesday eve at 7:3O and
Sd Sunday at p m. of each month, at Miller's
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
Col. Cupid's Work.

Col. Cupid put in some fine and
effective work during the month
which is now nearing it's close. Ac-
cording to the books in the Register
of Deeds Office there were fifty one
licenses issued, which means that
one hundred and two males and fe
males have entered the life of COM
nubial bliss.
The following are the papers is
sued since our last report:
j 81 Vaughn to Lou Hooker VIM
Vogler to E. Harper, Isaac league
to Bette FARRELL; VIM. A. Cooper to
Eula Joyce R. 81. Poindexter to I.
81. Dudley John Rominger to Julia
Kiger; Geo B. Harper to Annie
Knight; Sam'l. Scales to Julia John
son w. j. Conrad to Mollie Watkins;
Robt. Brown to Sallie Davis r. S.
Current to S. A. Jarvis.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

There is Il great deal of character
in the mustache AS the form of the
upper lip and in the regions about it
has largely to do with the feelings,
pride, self-reliance, manliness, vanity
and other qualities that give self
control, the mustache is more partic-
ularly connected with the expression
of those qualities or the reverse.
When the mustache is ragged, and,
as it were, flying hither and thither,
there is IL lack of proper self-control.
When it is straight and orderly the
reverse is the case, other things, of
course. taken into account
If there is a tendency to curl at the
outer ends of the m ustache, there is
IL tendency to ambition, vanity or
display. When the curl turns up
ward there is geniality, combined
with Il love of appropriations; when the
inclination is downward there is a
more sedate turn of mind, not unac-
cOmpanied with gloom.
1t is worthy of remark that good
natured men will, in playing with the
mustache, invariably give it an up
ward inclination, whereas cross
grained or morOsp men will pull it
obliquely downward. - Northwest
Magazine.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
Another welcone Ci.ize..

The New Berne journal has this to
say regarding the removal of Mr.. C.
II. Foy, from Jones county to Win
StOn:
''Winston has made another valua-
BILE accession to her population in the
removal of Mr.. Chas. II. Foy, an ex-
tensive farmer of Jones county, to
that city.
Some years ago Mr.. Foy was in
the grocery business in New Berne
in partnership with Mr.. J. K. Willis.
and is gentleman of fine business
qualifications.
In Jones, his native county, he has
been carrying on quite extensive
farming operations, and has held the
esteem and confidence of the people
there. A few years ago ne was
Sheriff of Jones county. He intends
to embark again in commercial life
in Winston, and left here yesterday
trying to to get things in readiness
for his family, who will soon follow
him"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

The Secretary of the Navy pub
licly censurcs Lieutenant Comman-
der Riett r, commanding the Ranger,
for failure to uphold the dignity of
the United States and protect the
American fiag on the Pacific mail
Steamer .Acapn!s-n, in the port of
San jose, at tie time that General
.Barrundia Was taken and killed on
boar'l that vessel by the Guatema-
lam iniiitar. authorities This office
should have been DISMISSED from the
service in disgrace. He i discredit
to the Navy, and to The American
nauie.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

SENATOR WoLCoTT, of Colorado,
in his speech opposing the pas
sage of the Federal Election Bill,
grounded his opposition upon
the true doctrine of non-in-
reference in the affairs of the
States. He said the pending bill
should not become law because
lit involved Federal interference
and espionage other than ma
tional elections; and such inter-
ference was contrary to the
spirit of American institutions,
and an obstacle to the right en-
joyment of American liberties.
1t was, to his mind, far better
that the local and State elections
in the city of New York, with it's
thousands of ignorant, criminal
and venal voters, should<be at
tended by fraud and dishonesty,
than they should be kept pure by
Federal interference.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
Presiding Elder Carr.w.y.

The-Charlotte News thus speaks Of
one of Winston's newly won citizens:
The departure of Rev. p. j. Car
raway for his new field of labor at
Winston, is looked upon with regret
by our people, among whom he has
labored SO long. Mr. Carraway is a
faithful man of God, and his minis
trations here have been attended
with good results. He is truly
good man, frank and straig htfor-
ward i'll all his ways, and IN him,
Winston will find presiding elder
that it will do to copy after. The
many friends of Mr.. Carraway in
Charlotte wish him we'll in his new
home, and they feel sure that it will
not be long until Winston realizes
his worth'
The Chronicle says this: "Mr.
Carraway has been presiding elder of
this district for four years the full
extent of the itinerate limit. Char
lotte regrets to lose him and wishes
him as many friends in his new home
as he leaves in his old one.'
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

DURING the discussion on the
force bill Tuesday Senator Teller,
of Colorado, opened up on Sena-
tor Hoar and the friends of the
force bill, intimating THAT they
We're delaying action on the
pending measure to stave off any
financial legislation. In the
course Of his remarks he dealt the
force bill many severe blows, and
denounced the proposed 'sgag-
rule" which, he said, would pre-
vent any amendments to the
force or any other bill which may
come before the Senate during
the present session.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

THURSDAY, January 8. I
THE REBA TE on

Deputy Collector Ellis has rece2ed
q pamphlet containing the .pgula-
tions of the rebate of taxes on to-
bacco and snuff, under the act of
Congress on December is, 1890.
We makeNa few extracts from the
regulations as follows:
The goods 1pon which the maufac-
turer or dealer is entitled to rebate
must be carefully inventoried on the
first day. of January. 1891, in pre-
sence of two disinterested witnesses,
who must be persons of good repute
in the community for truth and we
rdcity, and must not have an inter
est in any claim for rebate Of tax}on
tobacco, or snuff, under the ach of
clerks or employees of any claima$lt
under said act
Goods in transit will not be inclu&l-
ed in the inventories taken. on Jan(u-
AIRY 1st. When they arrive they
must be inventorie:' separately, ahd
additional claims made therefor, us
fully explained in Regulations, Seri(es
Z. No. "A, Revised Supplement- No. Il.
Where goods are held by Il factor,
commission merchant, or other
agent, claims Tor rebate may Ae
made by him for and in the name u
each owner, and the forms can ie
changed SO as to conform to tie
facts in such case
No expenses incurred by claimants
i'll taking Inventories upon which to
base claims for rebate will lie bore
by the United States.
Claims for rebate can not be trans
ferred or assigned. Such assign
ments are prohibited by section
BAIT, United States Revised Stat
utes. All claims must be made ty
the owners of the goods, or in tie
owners name by his factor, commits
sion merchant, or other agent.
Claims of manufacturers will be
paid in stamps when so requested N
the claim. but not otherwise. Claims
of dealers will not be paid in stamps.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

IT is rather early for the cleo
tions of 1892, but as matters
stand the South is practically a
unit for Mr.. Cleveland. Preju-
dices and preferences out of the
question, the Southern people
are bound to periodically stand
by the only man that has risen
up at the North of national
breadth equal to the confines of
the whole country.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
Greensboro Tobacco Banquet.

TheTobacco A ssociation of Green's
boro gave n banquet at the McAdoo
House Tuesday night. Senator John
L. KING presided. Mayor Forbis de-
livered an address of welcome Rev
ST.. Michaux asked the blessing. The
repast was royal. Phe Record says:
''After supper an hour was spent in
short talks-Messrs. D. F. Caldwell
and James E. Boyd each responded
in their happiest and most felicitous
manner, to the delight of all present,
Calls were also made upon the fol
lowing, who responded briefly :
Messrs. H. w. Cobb, Mr.. Dudley, of
Danville, A. J. Tatum, Mr.. Sawyer,
of Alabama, J. F. Jordan, T. B..
Keogh, Mr.. Mayor, of Mt. Airy, R..
M. Douglass. M. C. Patterson and
others
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

ELoQUENeE over the wrongs of
the oppressed black race, and
fiery denunciation of the REBEL
ious spirit of the white men of
the South, ringing from the Sen
ate chamber of the United States
are lost upon section of con-
tented people, happy in the gar
nering of bountiful crops, and
unaware of any conflict between
the Southern races.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
Guessing q she PA lsI<tn Seed.

The two pumpkins which have
been on exhibition in the show win-
dows at Messrs Rosenbacher Bros.
dress goods and shoe store for several
months. were cut open last week
and the number of seed counted. Mr..
Nathaniel Peterson, of Salem, guess
ed the exact number of seed GAO in
the one for which he received fine
lamp. The second was won by Mr..
D. S. Rothrock who guessed $50,
when the exact number was S44
His prize was fine pair of shoes.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
PUSHING TIE R. & s.
LOCATION OF THE LINE SOUTH OF
WINSTON.
Two PreliIn nary Surveys to be Madeleine
to Charlotte and the Other TO Monroe
Notes.

/ 4SVt06s
| The Roanoke and Southern route
| by way lof Rocky Mount, Va, has
been exactly located and engineer
ing corps have been sent her, to
begin the surveys South from Win
| ston.
They will proceed Immediately to
make the preliminary surveys of the
line of the road south from Winston.
One line is to be surveyed by way
of Salisbury and Enochville to Char
lotte, thence to Lancaster, s. c., and
another by way of Lexington, Gold
Hill and Mt. Pleasant to Monroe, N
C., and thence to Lancaster by way
OF Waxhaws and Catawba Springs.
Besides two lines, ''cut-off" line
will he surveyed from Salisbury to
Mt. Pleasant. This gives these two
places two chances for the road to one
for all the others.
The work in and near Roanoke,
which has been suspended on account
OF the recent SHOWS, has been resum-
ed
The laying of the track to the
State line half mile beyond Prices
Store, Rockingham county, will be
completed Saturday
NOTES ALONG THE LINE.
Mr.. Homer Deshazo, of Marrow
bone, Henry county, Va, will build IL
plug tobacco factory at Prices Store
this month.
Stoneville is being canvassed rela-
tive to the Inducements it would Of
fer the Danville & East Tennessee
road to go by that place.
The cross ties on the r. 4 s. have
been scattered all along the line and
partly laid to Ridgeway, Va.
MIR. Tate, of Graham, will succeed
Mr.. t. b. Eldridge us editor of the
Madison Leader.
The bridge across Smiths river r.
4 s. this side of Martinsville will not
be completed before March,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
Organizes at w.lk..boro.

We learn that lodge of Odd Eel
lows was organized at Wilkesboro a
few days ago with seventeen char
tered members. The officers are j.
S. Cranor, N. g.; Robt. M. Stanley,
V.G.; C. q. Somers, Secretary; DR..
L. 6. Erwin, Treasurer. OF those
initiated it is said that four will
weigh over thousand pounds nine
will weigh over ton and some of
them as tall as the trees on the banks
of the Yadkin. They are ODD FELL
LOWS sure enough.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

THE idea of compulsory educa-
ton carries with it the State OBJ
legation to provide adequate
means for the support of the
public schools. point which the
public sentiment and ability Of
North Carolina has not yet
reached.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
Homicide In wilkes

On Christmas night on the south
side of the Blue Ridge, in Wilkes
county, near the Ashe and Watauga
lines, at the house of Bartlett Green,
uncle of the deceased, j. Wesley Love,
accompanied by Geo. w. Waters and
Harley Church, shot with q rifle and
Instantly killed John (Jack) Cornett,
aged about 20 years, of Upper North
Fork, Ashe county
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08
system bra nch-

'7eep water connections
at Richmond, West Point end
Norfolk; and all rail XII, Lynch
burg, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York. etc,
and points East and West
At Charlotte the system again
branches off for Columbia.
Charleston, Augusta, South At
lantic and Southeast points; and
for Atlanta and Southwestern
points, intermediate and beyond.
The immense traffic of these
four branches, at Danville and
Charlotte, has to be driven over
the single stem between these
two points-a small conduit, as
it were, at both ends of which
unite two great streams of COM
merce and travel.
And in addition to these is the
Western North Carolina Railroad
pouring in its volume at Sails
bury; at High Point the Ash
boro branch: at Greensboro the
Northwestern North Carolina
Railroad; the North Carolina
Division to Raleigh and Green's
boro, and the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Road.
1t is apparent that the single
track line from Charlotte to Dan
vile is not equal to the demands
of this greatand growing traffic;
and to double-track it would
seem an easy solution. But the
Richmond and Danville does not
own the road from Greensboro
to Charlotte, having only a short
ly expiring lease. They might
double-tr;lck their own, but not
the States property.
Looplines are now much sought
and often preferred to double
tracking. Practically, a loop
line has been projected and part
ly built, between Danville and
Charlotte, via Winston-Salem.
The completion of that loop is
easy, either by building from
Danville to Winston; or double
tracking to Reidsville and, thence
building to Kernersville, and
hence on to Mooresville, for their
Charlotte and Statesville con-
nection; or double-tracking from
Danville to Greensboro, and then
taking up the loop line via Wins
ton to Charlotte.
In any event, it seems plain
that the exigencies of the Rich
mOnd and Danville traffic will
force a through route via Wins
ton-Salem.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

THE farmers of Iowa, without
regard toparty oppose the Force
Bill Carlisle Alliancepassed res
olutions requesting theirSenators
in Congress to defeat the bill.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

One of the strongest points in
the administration of Governor
Fowle is the self-support of the
penitentiarv. If he can bring
about the blishment of a sue
cessful educational system the
people will call him blessed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

Philadelphia is contemplating
IN underground system OF street
railway. This is the only solu-
ton of rapid transit in the over
crowded and long distance cities
of the North.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

The wisestpolitical fore-casters
in Illinois confidently predict the
election of Gen. John M. Palmer,
the veteran Democrat, to the
United States Senate.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-01-08

EDUCATIONAL interests will
claim attention at the hands of
the General Assembly, land larger
demands will be made for the
furtherance of common schools
than before in the history of the
State.