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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-11-30
valuable Tor DISSEMINATING Information,
a code being used for the purpose, as


- 49,
Blasts: One long, indicates fair weather.
Two long, rain or snow.
Three long, '' local rains.
One short, Sc lower temperature.
Two short, =. higher Temperature
Three short, &c cold wave.
In some states, passenger trains show
flags. and are effective means for dis
tributing the information. The firing
of cannon, beacons at night, or smoke
in daytime, can also be made useful In
fiat regions, but for undulating or billy
localities these plans are not successful.
The weather kilograms are now dis
tributed about midday and give the
forecast for the following day. The
A. NJ. meteorological observation from
every weather bureau station in the
United States is sent in cipher to Wash
ington, is there translated, com bined
with contiguous as well as distant ter
ritory, studied in connection with the
previous day, and the result at last
reached giving the forecast of the wea-
Their, progress of a cold wave or storm,
etc. Of course separate forecasts are
made up for each State, and oftentimes
for two or more districts of the same
State. The accuracy of these pred1c-
tiOnS is in many cases astounding, and
the average notifications are more than
so per cent of the whole. The progress
of storms and cold waves are more accu-
rate still, may be supposed, being de-
pendent upon actual measurement of
distance, rate of travelling, and obstruc-
tions likely to be encountered.
1t may be of interest to give below a
cipher telegram and its translation sent
from the Raleigh station, giving the 6
A. NJ. observations on November 1, 1898:
CIPHER DIsPATCH.)
RALEIGH: GELFIN. DUCK. EFFACE.
CASUAL. sixty. FIFTY-SIX.
(TRANsLATIoN.)
Raleigh Barometer reading so "A inches
thermometer reading &c degrees; direction of
wind n. E., state OF weather clear, no rainfall
past twenty-four hours; current wind velocity
four miles per hour; minimum temperature
past 2i hours, 30 degrees; A NJ observation
ture for October, co degrees; total precipitation
for October, $50 inches
Ample opportunity is nearly always
! given through the means of these frost
warnings to allow cutting of tobacco or
to properly protect crops of small fruits
or vegetables by covering with straw or
! other material. In the case of larger
! orchard fruits, the burning of pitchy or
resinous material in various parts of the
/ orchard to furnish dense smoke is sug-
| gested, and is very efficacious.
| The State owes much to the assist
| ance and cooperation of the U. S. Wea-
| Their Bureau in this important and very
useful work For without this cordial
| assistance at all times given, the State
| Weather Service would never be able to
| render the timely and very material
| aid it now furnishes TO the agriculture
| lists and horticulturists of North Caro-
| lima
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-11-30

Miss Minnie Martin has accepted
position in the china store OF Capt.
s. e. Allen.
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WEATHER FLAGS.

EXAMPLES:
No. l. alone, indicates fair weather, stationary
temperature.
No. 2, alone, indicates rain or snow, stationary
temperature.
No. 8, alone, indicates local rain, stationary
temperature.
No. 1, with No. above it, indicates fair wea-
Their, warmer.
No. l. with No. below 1t, indicates fair wea-
ther, colder.
No. 2, with No. above It, indicates rain or
snow, warmer.
No. 2 with No. below #, indicates rain or
snow, colder.
No. 3, with No. above it, indicates local rain,
warmer.
No. 3, with No. beIog it, Indicates local rain,
colder.
No. 5 is tne cold wave flag and indicates that
the temperature will fall 20 degrees or more
to a minimum of 30 or less.
No. Is either displayed alone or with No. l,
and when displayed with No. / indicates
fair weather, cold wave.
DISPLAYED FROM POLES:
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Send 2-cent stamp to j. C. Aver
& Co Lowell, Mass, for q set Of
their Album Cards.
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RatiOns for Fatteuing Pigs.
answered by F. E. Emery, Agricultural, n.
E,xneriment Station

answered by F. E. Emery, Agricultural, II. C.
Experiment Station.)
J. D. G., Lexington, n. c.: Your ra-
ton referred to below is very good
one, and calculated to grow and fatten
the pigs well and fast, but as they get
heavier, however, you should widen the
ration.
Do this by increasing corn and wheat
bran in proportion to pea meal, and
then increase corn alone. At 125 lbs
weight, the standard calls for ratio be-
tween protein and carbohydrates in
the food equal to to 5 1-2. Your ration
is now about l to 3 "a or too narrow
for the size of pig, weighing probably
so lbs. More corn would suit better
now for a short time. Then increase
bran to 100, pea meal remaining so, and
corn to 200 lbs. The first change raises
the ratio to about to IA and the last
1 to IA. You can make one or two
intermediate ratios to advantage and
get the pigs on the widest ration with
the new lower cost corn. Changes may
be thus:
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-11-30
HOW'S
Your Liver?

Isthe Oriental salutation,
knowing that good health
cannot exist without a
healthy Liver. When the
Liver is torpid the Bow
els are sluggish and con-
etipated, the food lies
in the stomach undi-
gested, poisoning the
blood; frequent headache
ensues; a feeling of lassi-
tude, dependency and
nervousness indicate how
the whole system is de-
ranged. Simmons Liver
Regulator has been the
means of restoring more
people to health and
happiness by giving them
a healthy Liver than any
agency known on earth.
It acts with extraor-
binary power and efficacy.
REV. R. C. WILDER, Princeton, n. j., says =
al find nothing helps so much to keep ne II
working condition as Simmons Liver Regulator
See shat yOae get the Genuine
with red n on front of wrapper.
PREPARED ONLY BY
H. ZEIIIN & CO.. PhiIadeIEsI. %.
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Keeping Sweet Potatoes Through winter

1AOCPAAS sweet IOIabOes InTOuSn w inter.
have seen several of the press Bulletins
and am very anxious to have them regularly
sent me- Ii you have ever published method
OF keeping sweet potatoes through the winter
should like to have that issue alSo.-Mrs- W.
H. H G.. Statesville, N. C.
answered by w. F. Massey, Hoticulturist, N.
G. Experiment Station.)
The following method have found to
keep sweet potatoes in perfect order
until June. Procure good supply of
pine straw from the woods in a dry
time and keep it under cover ready for
use. Dig the potatoes as soon as frost
cuts the vines. If not convenient to dig
at once, cut the frosted vines off at once,
or they will harbor fungus growth that
will damage the potatoes. Dig on
warm sunny day-lay the potatoes along
the row as dug, and do not allow them
to be bruised by throwing into piles.
Handle at all times as gently as eggs
Allow them to lie in the sun during the
day, and in the evening haul to a con-
venient place. Place good layer foot
thick of pine straw on the ground, and
on this pile the potatoes in steep heaps,
not over 25 bushels In pile. Cover the
piles thickly all over with the dry pine
straw-now build rough board shed
over the piles, and let them remain un-
til the weather grows colder, or until
they have gone through q sweat and
dried off. Then cover the heaps with
earth six or eight inches thick and beat
smooth. The important points are the
sweating under the previous cover of
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-11-30
The Oldest Man.

THE SEN7TNEL viii give IS as q
Christmas present to the Oldest man
| in this section
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A Market For Herbs.

such as garuen SAGE, at Give me some good
house.-B M. B., Freeman Mills, N G.
answered by w. f. Massey, Horticulturist, n.
G. Experiment Station.)
Sage usually sells better in Baltimore
than in any of the northern cities. A
good clean article, well cured in the
shade, will usually bring a,remunera-
tive price. Messrs. j. Staum & Sons,
Light Street Wharf, an old and reliable
commission house, will handle it for
You as well as any one. l shipped a
great deal to them years ago. and never
had the slightest ground for complaint
in their dealings. Reliable commission
men are not plenty, and those who are
should be known. Messrs. Wallace
Bros, Statesville, N. c., are very ex-
tensive dealers in roots and herbs, and
may handle your garden sage.
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DOORS, SASH
AND BLINDS,

We are now moved to our large
new plant on Depot Street, North
Winston. We row have the advan-
taee of Railroad to our DOR and
are better prepared than eyer 10
furnis III all kinds of building mate
rial, such as
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70 1cc CO. 10 $50 i5o $50 c zoo go Go: 80
w.. = ,r,n wSht cat w e wgl' T *
G GsPn meal neal e e g l e I g IS IS
Ratio: l of
Carfohyd AZ 81 5A 81
There have been experiments carefully
made which show evidence for and
against the practice of cooking food. /
believe the strongest evidence is against
it. Some careful tests We're in favot
of feeding the food dry and allowing
the animals free access to pure water.
seIf-suckrng Cows.
How to break half blood Jersey heifer OF
sucking hersef?-F. E. R., Asheville, n. G.
answered by F. E. Emery, Agri culturist, N. c.
Experiment Sfation-J
We would not attempt cure on an
animal of ordinary value. Side bars OF
nose contrivances will prevent the suck
ing but an ordinary beast is not worth
the trouble entailed. 1t is probably
one chance in ten if your heifer freed
cost of feed and risk and pay for her
self Then add the trouble and expense
to overcome a vicious and vexatious
habit it is too much. We advise you tc
beef her on one of the rations in Bull
letin so p. IA, and put the beef money
into young COW free from bad habits
If the cow was a full blooded and regis
tered animal it would be different
matter, but for inferior stock it is not
worth the trouble. If you desire tc
save the heifer and keep on the side
bars continually for a long time, two
or three years, she may forget it but
the first act of licking an itching place
may recall it even then, and you
trouble be all for naught.
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Mrs A B Gorrell went to Greens.
boro last week to spend few days.
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Fair W. Warmer. Warmer, fw Fair W.
Colder. Rain or snow. followed by Cold wave
rain snow.
sfeaxn whistle sicnaIs are nftentimes
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Raleigh Barometer reading so "A inches
thermometer reading &c degrees; direction of
wind n. E., state OF weather clear, no rainfall
past twenty-four hours; current wind velocity
four miles per hour; minimum temperature
past "a hours, 80 degrees; A. NJ. observation
relative humidity, so per cent. Mean tempera
ture for October, co degrees; total precipitation
for October, ). co inches
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Delegates Arriving in Force at ohlca go
VIII 10 o Largo Gathering.

Delegates Arriving in Force at Chicago.
VIII 10 Largo Gathering.
CHICAGO, July 8Q,-Delegates to the
silver convention arrived in force to.
day, and tho prospects are that when
the convention meets on Tuesday
morning it will be one Of the largest
gatherings Of tho kind ever assembled.
Among those who arrived to-day were
ex.ConRrossmen II. I. Bartine ant 7. K.
Wren, Of Nevada. "our delegation will
not be very large one" said Mr.. Bar.
tine, Senator Stewart will DO here to.
night and Senator Jonos win arrive to-
morrow, We shall demand froe coinage
on ratio Of / to 10. It Is absurd to cay
that silver can be produced at fifty
cents an ounce.
Among tho three hundred strong
Colorado delegation which will arrive
tomorrow morning will be ex-senator
Thomas NJ. Patterson, Of Athe Rocky
Mountain NewS, who made the brilliant
fight In the last Domocratlc nationat
convention for free silver plank In
the party'a platform.
MeSsrs. P.'C. Clark, B. 0. KlnGsbury
and O. L. Hathaway, Of tho Washing
ton delegation aro at tho wellington
hotel ond expect hundred or more
delegates To arrive tomorrow.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31
Situation In slam.

BANGKOK, July 31-While the gov
ernment OF Siam accepted without res
ervatlons Frances ultimatum, it re.
ceIved previously the assurance that the
kingdom would not be dismembered
until after the consideration by all pow
era concerned OF frances demand for
the territory between the 18th and 23rd
parallels. 1t IL somewhat remarkable
that before Prince Vadaha, Siamese
minister in Paris, could have received
his instructions to accept the ultima
tum, Great Britain's refusal to recognize
the blockade had become known in
this city.
The British residents here. while re-
joiclng over the action OF the home gov
ernment; don't forget to give credit to
Captain Jones, British minister to
Bangkok, for his careful and iudicous
conduct throughout the critical period.
Whenever his advice was sought by the
court Captain Jones pronounced In IA
vor OF moderation and concession. The
blockade is still maintained. The Brit
ish government mail has been allowed
to pass, but mercantile correspondence
with siamese firms has been cut oil.
The French has seized the siamese
mail steamer Chantaboon and the
Hong Kong steamer Phra Chula, with
400 Chinese aboard her. The Phra
Chula, eventually, was allowed to land
her passengers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31

posroN, July So-A huge conspiracy
ha, been unearthed, whereby seventy
three banks and banking institutions
were victimized.
The story 10 to the effect that certain
employees of the Northern Pacific Eleya-
Tor Company Of Minnesota, issued
sl,NOOOO worth OF forged duplicate
certificates for grain on storage in the
country" elevators owned by the con-
cern, where the inspection is not so
strict as the terminal These forged
certificates were deposited with eastern
banks as collateral. About SS00,O0O
was secured in New England and the
balance in New York. Some Of the
eastern holders of the paper became
suspicious, and an Investigation being
made tho true state OF affairs came to
The stockholders Of the elevators
were dumbiounded when tho facts came
TO their notice and offers OF settlement
with tho banks were made and terms
Of compromise offered. The company
was then reorganized as the Lake Super
ior Elevator Company, with George
Cooke secretary OF David Dows 4 Co.,,
New York, as president. The terms
offered to the banks were 90 per cent
cash, the remainder to be paid In five
annual payments. A committee OF
bankers whose institutions hold large
sblocks Of the elevator certificates was
appointed to consider this proposition.
II is impossible to say exactly what
course tho bankers will pursue, as they
are very 10th to talk, and, in fact they
have done all in their power to keep
the whole affair from the public. The
few who do say anythlng-and they are
very iew-ndmit that they have been
swiudled and declare that tho swindlers
ought To be sont to prison. At the
same time, they say that good business
policy, under present conditions, for
bids such severe action, especially as
the stockholders Of tho elevator. COM
pany arc ready to make compromise
settlement
The Northern Pacific Elevator COM
pany Is now In the hands OF q receiver
and tho frauds Of its employees have
wiped out ita existence.
Among tho New England banks
swinded are nearly all the State street
institutions here, which were hit heav.
lily, banks at Portland, Me-, aud various
banks in the towns about Boston.
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WILL NOT STOP.
Carnegio's Big Plants win Not Suspend
Operations.

carnegie'S Big Plants win Not Suspend
Operations.
PITTsBURaH, Pa, July 3o.-No pro-
tracted stoppages Of any Of the Car
pegie Steel Company's big plants have
been ordered, and mono are immedi-
ately probable. Secretary Loyejoy was
visited to-day, and, in view OF recent
alarming reports which have been sent
from Braddock about the Edgar Thorn
son Steel Works, consented to o short
interview.
He would not speak OF the company's
intention further than to say the va
rious works would be run while there
are orders to be supplied, but there will
be no piling up OF atock. He, however,
denied most OF the rumors which pre-.
tend to tell what the company will do.
As regards the Edgar Thomson there 10
no general suspension likely to be made
aoon.
1.-THE running Of the plate mill at
Homestead on single turn 10 nothing
unusual. II has happened often before
and is In fact an ordinary method OF
operators when orders get scarce. The
mill will probably be started on double
turn again next week."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31
A TocsIN OF WAR,
Senator PuEh win Fight tho Repeal Of
the Sherman Law-It Would BE o Repub.
IIcan vindIcation, Ho Says.

Senator PuEh WIN Fight tho Repeal Of
the Sherman Law-It Would he q Repub.
iican vindication, Ho Says.
SARATOGA, N. Y, July So.-ssnator
James L. Pugh. Of Alabama, ia at the
American, resting. He read the recent.
ly published interview with Senator
Vest with intense interest ''Mr. Vest
is right" said the Alabamian. Then
he wrote out this as reflection OF his
own viswa
Senator Pugh says that the uncondi.
tional repeal ofthe Sherman law would
place silver whore It was under the act
OF 1878 and would amount to o recogni.
ton and Endorsement Of that law, which
every Democrat has denounced as q
crime. Senator Sherman would live to
see his life long financial policy, for
which the Republican party has strug.
gled for twenty years, fully vindicated
by the votes OF Democratic representa-.
tivss. The Sherman Law repealed un.
conditlonally leaves silverat the mercy
OF its enemies. A majority Of both
housesis Democraticand ateartulrespon-
sibility will rest upon those Democrats
who aid in giving the enemies Of silver
all they want, and that is the uncondi.
tional repeal Of the Sherman law.
"The Sherman lawis not responsible
for existing conditions. II is perver.
sion OF that law aud not the law as
Congress passed It. The banks made
the law that has been executed aud Ito
execution as made by the bankA caused
the mischief. A majority Of the Dom.
ocratic senators can't be driven or in.
huenced to voto for unconditional 70.
peal. A cloture in the senate is not a
possibility"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31
MANNINGToN OIL FIELD.

The Dolmnr Company's New Well
Thought to Bo Big Producer other
Notes.
Special Di,pateh 10 The Inttutgner.
WARRINGTON, W. Va, July So.-The
Dolmar Oil Compuny's Holbert No. l
camo in Friday in the Gordon sand.
This 10 their frst we'll In that sand, and
its development 10 boing closely
watched, as much valuable territory Is
in q measure dependent upon 1t.
The well has not been drilled In, soft
is impossible to givo the exact produc.
tion, but good judges cay II will make
at least 1000 and possibly 1900 barrels
per day.
Several new wells arc boing rlRgod up
and some active work is looked for In
oil circles the coming iOw months,
Tho Eureka pipe limo is soon to be
quartered In a fine new set OF Offices on
Main street, adjoining tho South Penn
offices. Tho building, which IL Q two.
story frame, Ia almost completed, and
they will have 90 good and commodious
Offices 90 could bo deAlred.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31

CHICAGO, July so-senstor walcott
Of Colorado, is here on his wayto Wash.
ipgton. Though desiring to be present
at the silver convention, the senator
said he was compelled to go to Wash.
ington, whore the real battle must be
fought He has no doubt that free
coinage will triumph at the special $685.
aion.
He said the deplorable condition Of
affairs all through the mining region OF
the west has strengthened the deter
mination Of the silver people, and 1t
may become q battle for the preserya-
tion OF the financial and commercial In.
terests OF the west, and the effect OF the
crisis there ia becoming apparent in
the east. and only the establishment
OF free COINAGE can save the
entire nation from q financial ruin
worse than any 1t has ever experienced,
The Sherman bill won't be repealed
without an adequate aud satisfactory
substitute. The battle In Congress
won't be over the repeal OF the Sherman
law but over the character OF the sub
atitute and that seems too narrow down
to the ratio to be established between
gold and silver.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31
THE pERING SEA CASE.

A decision VIII Not bo Reached for Some
Time-American Property Rights Dc.
nied.
NEW York, July so.-The Worlds
Paris cable says: Since the closing of
the argumentsin the Bering sea case
the arbitrators have been sitting as rog-
ularly as before at tho foreign ministry
endeavoring to agree upon decision.
The arbltrators will decide that pe-
lagic sealing should bo restricted go as
to prevent the extinction OF the fur seal
sp ecies, but they won't give to Ameri.
cans tho full property rights in the
hord which are claimed.
The question Of damages 10 under.
stood to be the ono which is chiefly
prolonelng tho labors Of the arbitrators.
Spetuiations as To the time Of an-
nouncing the decision based on the fact
that Senator Morgan had announced
his departure for August 8 arc not
trustworthy, as he has changed his
date to August 10, and says he Is not
cure he can got away then.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31

PARIS July So.-The meeting Of min
listers to conaider Slams unresorvsd ac-
ceptanee OF Frances ultimstum was
held at the Elysee between and 7
o'clock this evening. President Carnot
came from Marly Le Roi to preside.
After declining to accept Slams conces-
sion Of the French demands the minis
ters deferred further action until meas :
ures should have been taken to guaran-
tee q fulAllment ol the French de-
mands. They took steps, however, to
inform NJ. PAWS, French minister resi-
dent, now at Koh.si.C Chang, Of Slams
acceptance Of the ultimatum and the
consequent action Of to-day's council.
The conference OF the ministers was
prolonged by discussion Of the steps
which might be necessary in settling
the boundary question by France and
Great Britain. A certain amount OF
difficulty is expected to embarrass the
part OF the negotiations. Another
cabinet meeting will be held on Tues
day when an effort will be made to
have all the ministers present.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-31

VAIpARAlso, oRlIE, July So.-There
was an unsuccessful revolutionary up.
rising in tho province Of San Luis, Ar
gentina. A correspondent in Buenos
Ayres telegraphs that when the repre-
sentatives Of the federal government at
tempted to disarm the state troops, as
required by q decree recently issued,
resistance was made, which became so
pronounced as to amount TO q revoiu.
tion. Several soldiers were killed and
many wounded during o skirmish be-
tween the state and federal troops.
The outbreak was finally suppressed.
There is still q great deal Of disorder in
the state and additional federal troops
will be sent there from Buenos Ayres.