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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
Sweetbrier Poo,,

A great many things have a very
good scent, but which, when placed il a
room, rather overpower one. Some peo-
pie they affect seriously. The most de-
lightful plant Of all, perhaps, for a room
is the common sweetbrier. At this sea
son, when its little budding leaves are
so fragrant in the open air, where we
have many hundreds of it, it is also &C.
Hghtful in a London room cut and
placed in water. Sweetbrier should be
much more generously planted than it
is. 1t produces seeds freely-indeed, if
gathered in autumn and sown in any
handy pot, it will produce myriads Of
plants fit for planting in hedgerows on
banks and in any place where we like
TO enjoy its delicate fragrance in spring.
London Field.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
The Penalty fNotorietv.

Engraved upon heavy cream paper in
silver? Very pretty those Bradley Mar
tin wedding invitations must have been
Different from yours" Now, really
and truly, what of it? Would you be
willing to change places with Miss Mar
tin if you had to pay the price?
Which is, among other things, to do
exactly what is conventionally proper
from one days end to another. To live
with the eye of the public-which never
takes seriously people whose claim for
precedence is mere aristocracy-con
ually upon you.
And to have, oh, horrors! the-the-
the lingerie of your fance talked of by
the column in a daily paper, and the
whole town laughing because of it.
Would you not vastly prefer to wed a
man who doesn't wear any? No; don't
exactly mean that, either. But what /
am trying to say is, Isn't it nicer to be
in love with a man who isn't of enough
Importance to have those of his clothes
which don't show hung up on a line in
the newspapers?
And so long as you are not definitely
informed to the contrary, you will pre-
fer to believe that since your young man
is not of the earth, earthly, he does moi
clothe himself in raiment such as mere
men wear. Now, won't you?-Graco L.
Drew in New York Press.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
Loss to Temperance Women.

The unexpected death OF Mrs. A. c.
Thorp of Cambridge will be deeply felt
in the Woman's Christian Temperance
union. She had been prominently iien-
titled with the work not only in Cam
bridge, but III the state at large. When
she went to California some time ago.
she took with her her enthusiasm for
this work and met with very cordial
welcome from the union workers there.
Though she went for refreshment ami
rest, she was not content to be idle. s he
was charmed with the magnificent seen
cry of the Pacific slope and wrote of il
in the most glowing terms.
Mrs. Thorp was interested in many
social movements, and her home in Cam
bridge received many of those who Were
engaged in promoting them. The Wom-
ans club in Santa Barbara, Cal, gave
her a very hearty greeting. For Their
meeting she wrote some verses express
ing her keen appreciation of the delights
of the country in which she was sojourn-
ing. They also reveal much of the deep
religious and poetic fervor of her mind
There is in them, as it now seems, almost
a hint of a premonition of the end. She
llrGts that 1.-The old We're seldom weary, =
mat szfhe fam ting spirit rallies>as ii
takes it's flight a bove, almost as If con
scious that she was soon to take her de-
parture, in a ripe old age, from the lam:
of foWers.-Boston Globe.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
BEGINNING THE Journey.

sideration for the company until it oc
CURED to the foreman Of the works that
a terrier might be trained to carry a
guide rope along the culverts, to the end
of which the strip could be attached and
then easily drawn through. He had in
his possession broken haired fox terrier
about months old, which he immediate
ly began to train for the business.
To induce terrier to travel 100 yards
underground is not such a very difficult
task, but it must be remembered that at
every 10 yards came the transverse sup
ports, and it was necessary for her to
jump over these every time until she
could be depended upon to juc-p over
every support without fail, else fne was
useless for the work IN hand, ana here
in lay the great difficulty III her educa-
ton. However, by patience and perse
verance on the part of her master, aided
by the naturally honorable disposition
of Strip, perfection was reached.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
A Club For Ballet Girls.

We have the very greatest pleasure in
supporting the appeal made by num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen interested in
club for ballet girls. Hitherto tho
folklore of the theater assumes that the
ladies of the ballet are given to haunt
the clubs of perilous pleasure alone, and
as is SO often the case with popular be-
Hefs the notion is absolutely and sinful
ly wrong. The dancers at the variety
theaters are generally Woodworking and
intelligent girls, and the club, which has
already met with some success, provides
them with shelter and place Of
amusement between rehearsal and the
evening performance. AS many of them
live in the suburbs, the need for such an
institution is obvious.-Pan Mall Bud
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
Vegetable Salads.

Vegetable salads are among the most
acceptable dishes that can be prepared
for a summer repast. They tempt the
appetite and impart flavor to the rest
of the meal While the art of making
and serving them is very simple, care
should be taken in their preparation.
The dressing for variety of vegetable
salads is the same, yet different tiavors
may be delicately added, always being
careful that one does not predominant
over another. 1t is very important to
have only the best ingredients, as wilted
vegetables and inferior seasoning Will
not make good salads. The quantity of
oil to be used is rather difficult to decide,
but two tablespoonfuls to one of vinegar
is the usual proportion for plain dress
ings, while more is required for mayon-
naise.
Lettuce salad should be dressed only
with oil, vinegar, pepper and salt.
Salads are rendered much more at
tractive when prettily garnished with
fresh green leaves, vegetable blossoms.
rings of hard boiled eggs, sliced lemons
and fancy designs cut out Of radlshcs,
beets or turnips.
The dressing should never be added to
the prepared vegetable until ready tc
serve, when the salad should be stirred
as little as possible in order to retain its
freshness.
The vegetables best suited for salads
are lettuce, asparagus, dandelion, celery
caulifiower, water cress, beets, string
beans, cabbage, potatoes, cucumDerS
and tomatoes.-Harper Bazaar.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
A Real Vacation.

Now that the season approaches for
the usual stampede to the country it
may not be amiss to remind parents
that watering place life is no crest" to
children. Cannot they be persuaded to
take them into the real country" where
pigs and chickens run, and ducks and
geese swim, and wild flowers bloom, and
grass can be stepped upon, and dirt can
be dug in, and the great question of dry
goods can be ignored? Why doom them,
with their nurses, to one end of the
piazza allotted ito children or to
stiff walk ON graveled paths where they
are constantly told mot to make
muss?'' For PHYS sake, give them six
weeks reprieve, if possible, from city
restrictions.-NewY York Ledger.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
ERECTION was reached.
THRorGH ALL RIruT.

Working in the dark culverts, she can
be implicitly trusted to assist the com
pany in her department and has laid
many miles Of wires both in London and
Brighton. And the company, recogniz-
ing the value of a good servant, pay her
good wages; " 111icih she receives every
Saturday morning along with the other
employees of the company. Strip is
purely a scientific dog and viii not con
descend on any terms to the frivolities
usually affected by her species. Rats
are treated with scorn, cats are unmo-
Tested, and larl1s generally are tabooed
She is creating quite a stir in the electric
al world at the present time.-Sl1etch.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15

The largest New York ''provider" EN-
ploys two women detectives-Lena For-
zemer and Eva Peyser. They are botli
mere girls. They receive high salaries,
have the run of a lavish wardrobe and
completely change their attire twice a
day-so effectively that there is hardly
shop thief in New York who is quite
sure of the identity of either Of them
They have busy time of it, and they
make it a practice never to arrest thief
unless she-it is nearly always woman
has left the shop with the goods unpaid
for. They sometimes have to give chase 70
their quarry should they arouse her sus-
picion before they can arrest her.-New
York Letter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
A FAIR ATTORNEY.

Alas! the world has gone awry
Since Cousin Lillian entered college,
For she has grown SO learned l
Oft tremble at her wondrous knowledge.
Whene'er dare to WOO her now
She frowns that should so annoy her,
And then proclaims, with lofty brow,
Her mission is to be lawyer.
Life glides no more on golden wings,
A sunny waif from FL Dorado;
I've learned how true the poet sings,
That coming sorrow casts its shadow.
When tutti frutti lost it's spell
l felt some hidden grief impended;
When she declined a caramel
knew my rosy dream had ended.
She paints no more on china plaques,
With tints that would have crazed Murillo,
Strange birds that never plumed their backs
When Father Noah braved the billow.
Her fancy limns, with brighter blush,
The splendid triumphs that await her,
When in the court a breathless hush
Gives homage to the queen debater.
IT'S sad to meet such crushing noe.
From eyes as blue as Scottish heather;
'Tis sad maid with cheeks of rose
Should have her heart bound up in leather;
'Tis sad to keep ones passion pent,
Though Pallas' arms the fair environ;
But worse to have her quoting Kent
When one ID fondly breathing Byron.
When Lillian is licensed at the law
Her fame, be sure, will live forever;
No barrister will pick flaw
In logic SO extremely clever;
The sheriff will forget his nap
To feast upon the lovely vision.
And cen the judge will set his cap
At her and dream of love Elysian.
NJ. Peck in San Francisco Argonau..
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
Persistent English Women.

The two English ladies, Mrs. Lewis
aud Mrs. Gibson, who have distin-
goished themselves by the discovery of
a Syrian text of the four gospels, are
both oriental scholars, speaking Arabian
and modern Greek fuently. They were
both deeply interested in the discovery
of the fragment of the gospel of ST. Peter
found in an Egyptian tomb and studied
the art of photographing handwritings
with Rendels Harris of Cambridge. The
convent at Mount Sinai has been
searched and researched for such treas
ures.
Professor Harris himself was there
three years ago, but it has been left to
Mrs. Lewis to find the precious manu-
script, which, when she first saw it, was
in q dreadful condition" But by the
e1ertion of that most excellent womanly
gift of patience she has managed to
separate the leaves and to photograph
the whole, which consists of 300 or 40
pages The lost text, it must be remem-
bered, is covered by more modern writ
ing, but after months work the Syrian
text has been brought out. Mount Sinai
has never before seen three Syrian schol-
ars at work at the same time within its
walls. and, what is more unusual still
from monastic point of view, working
under the presidency of q woman.-Ex-
change.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
WOMAN's WORLD.
THE SAD DEATH OF AN ESTIMABIE
YOUNG WOMAN.

Women In Chicago-A PIucky woman's
Mrs. Potter PaImer's Splendid Diamonds
Hints For the Home.
The death of Miss Letitia Townsend of
typhus fever in the Riverside hosnital
was very sad event. Miss Townsend
was the general secretary of the Girls
Friendly society. Her life had been
given up to good work. Her mother died
last December, and Miss Townsend had
nursed her assiduously during a long
illness extending over two years. 1t
added to the sadness of Miss Townsend's
death that her brother, who is rector of
one of the Protestant churches in At
lant1c City, and her sister were not per
m1tted to see her during her last hours.
This may have been a wise and reason
able precaution of the medical officer of
the health board, but it seems to us to
have been carrying quarantine rules
little too far. There is no reason why.
under proper precautions, visitor to
patient sick with typhus fever should
catch the disease any more than there is
any reason why attendants and attend
ing physicians should catch it.
Miss Townsend's death, independent
of the loss of her blameless and useful
life, is public interest because it is not
known how she contracted the disease.
About 10 days ago she went to ST. Luke's
hospital to complain of certain symp-
toms that might have been the result of
bad cold. She was taken into the hos
pltal for treatment, and in few davs
unmistakable typhus fever made it's APP
pearance. She was removed to the Riv-
erside hospital on North Brother island,
and the physicians who We're attending
her had very little hope of her recovery.
Before Miss Townsend was stricken
down she was living at st. Annals hall
at 42S West Twentieth street. This is
the headquarters of the Society For the
Home Study Of the Holy Scriptures AL
though the remaining inmates of this
home We're carefully watched, none of
them developed typhus. There was no
trace of typhus at her home, nor was
Miss Townsend known to have been in
any house where there had been an I'M
doubted case of typhus feYer.-New
York Sun
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Program for the Township Sunday
School Convention.

Program inc
School Convention.
The Sunday School convention of
Old Town township will convene at
Maple Springs church Sunday after
next at 8 o'clock a. m:
/. Prayer by President T. ], Hine.
2. Introductory remarks by the pas
tor, j. n. Garrett.
3. Song by Maple Springs S. S.
f. Roll call by Secretary.
5. The object of the convention
stated by the president.
6. Song by all the schooIs-"Am L
soldier of the CROSSE"
I. Reading of minutes of the last
convention.
s. Song by Pleasant Ridge S, S.
8. Report of superintendent Maple
Springs school.
10. Report of superintendent Old
Town school.
II. Song by Marvin Chapel school.
II. Report of superintendent Beck'S
Sunday school
-. Report of superintendent Pleas
ant Ridge school.
H. Song by Beck's S. S.
10. Report of superintendent Mar
vim Chapel.
Is. Report of superintendent Mt
Tabor school.
II. Song by Old Town S. S.
Is Il epOrt of superintendent Wa
cho viaSunday school.
10. Report of superintendent Oak
Summit school.
20. Song BY Wach0Yia school.
q. Address on the Bible by DR.. G.
j. Watkins.
%. Song by Oak Summit school.
%. \ ddreSS on the Duties of super
in tendents and teachers of Sunday
schools b y Prof. w. a. Blair.
"a. Son z by ali the schools -'Jesus
Lover of my Soul"
p. Address on the duties of parents
attending Sunday school by X. r.
Crawford.
%. Song by Maple Springs S. s.
p Song by Beck'S S. S.
%. Song by Marvin Chapel 5. 5.
%. Song by Pleasant Ridge S. S.
80. Song by Old Town school.
81. Song by Mount Tabor school.
81. Song by Wachovia S. S.
:i3. Song by Oak Summit 5. 5.
81. Address on the Sunday school
work from beginning to the present
by James T. Lineback.
30. Address on the intermediate
lesson helps by Rev. w. y. Lutz.
SO Song by Maple Springs S. S.
81. Address, How to Teach, by j n.
Garrett.
IS. Song by all the schOOls-"God be
with you till we meet again"
80 Closing remarks by j. n. Gar
rett, and benedictiOn.
f. e. SHAMEL, Sec.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
A Travelling Newspaper Woman.

Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright has been
on the staff Of the New York World for
over five years and in that time has done
a vast amount of valuable descriptive
work. Her SPACE illustrated article on
Mexico has made wide reputation for
her both here and in our sister republic
and her souvenir book on Mexico has
been greatly admired. Her book, Oman
ajuato," is now in the hands of the pub
Usher. She is now making a tour and
study of the republics of Central Ameri-
ca, accompanied by her private secreta-
ry, and the result of her observations
and experience will appear in some Of
the leading dailies of the country
York Letter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
A Brave New York Girl.

Miss Carrie Horton is brick and a
heroine as well. After she had lowered
a ladder from a blazing factory and
saved the lives of her companions she
merely said that she had done what
anybody would have done under the cir
cumstances." Not at all, Carrie. Most
persons would have done nothing. You
tainted. it is true, but like true woman
not until the danger was over. Itseems
to us that you ought to have testimo
something between a gold watch
and monument.-NewY York World.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
Have You a Garden?

There is a little boy just over the way
from our house who is making a garden
He hoes and rakes all day long and
waters the seeds in his window boxes ii
the kitchen, so that they viii hurry and
grow. When they are well started, he
means to set them out in his garden beds
One of these is shaped very queer. It is
like a large letter A. Icalled out of M
window yesterday and asked him about
it. He said, THAT stands for my name
Andrew, and it is going to grow into
mignonette A." Could you plant flower
bed that would stand for your name?-
Buffalo News.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
Game For Children.

A nice, noisy, nonsensical pastime is
Musical Chairs" Several chairs are
placed in line, the little ones range
themselves in order, and the pianist com
nences one of Offenbach's 1nerriest pol
kas. During this time the youngsters
march round the chairs till the music
suddenly stops-at the discretion of the
performer-with the result that every
one scrambles for a chair, and as there
is one more player than seats some one is
left out in theSold, with the satisfaction
that his or her misfortune viii only evoke
peal of laughter. York World
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
A Mothers WIN Found . way.

Although she had neither money nor
friends and her 2-year-old baby was dead,
Mrs. George Leganza Of West Hazelton,
Pa, did not despair. She made a neat
shroud of her own garments for her
child, and then built a rude coffin from
some old lumber which she found in the
cellar of her neat but unhappy home
Two weeks ago her husband left her, pre-
sumably to seek work, and nothing has
since been heard of him.-Chicago Wo-
mems News
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
For the Week Ending Monday, june
18th. 1898

The week ending June 18th has, on
the whole been favorable for growing
crops. Heavy local rains occurred
during the first part of the week,
washing lands badly in some places in
the west, and doing more or less dam
age in the central and eastern portions
but excessive rain was not general.
Cool nights during first of the week
retarded growth, especially cotton,
but the last two or three days gave a
arge amountof sunshine and warmth
Crop generally reported in good condi-
tion. Wheat harvesting in full blast
and the yield Is excellent.
In the Eastern district all crops
look well. In the central district a
great majority of the reports are fa-
yorable. Farmers are harvesting a
fine wheat crop. TOBACCO reports are
not SO encouraging. In the western
district the wheat crop is good; the
corn crop is small and tobacco is back
ward.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15

lies Worlds fair guessing contest. His
father, Frederick Fl. Ohmeyer, guessed
that during the first seven days after the
opening day 1872, 129 people would enter
the gates of the Worlds fair. The off
cial count shows that the actual number
of admissions was 1872, 1914, only 80 more
than Mr.. Ohmeyer guessed. When Mr..
Ohmeyer made his estimate, he and his
wife agreed that that particular guess
should be for the benefit of Baby Fred,
and that particular guess captured the
first prize-$1 500 in gold.-St. Louis Re-
nublic
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
Lifting skirts OF the Ground.

The proper way to hold up the faring
skirt now in favor is to get a firm, light
hold of several folds right in the center
of the back where the hand would toucl.
at arms length and then bringing them
up to the right hip with the hand and
wrist resting there downward. This is
the easiest, most graceful and least ia
tiguing manner of raising the skirt, and
it's good plan to try it.-Exchange.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
A Breach of Good Breeding.

During the past winter lady, open
ing a new, large and handsome house,
issued invitations for ball. Out of
nearly 300 acceptances, 1875 failed to APP
pear, and yet they had all been provided
for in the entertainment. Another lady
gave smaller party. and out of $50 per-
sons who accepted 70 did not go. Then
again, when invitations had been issued
for private theatrica1s or readings and
definite answers had been requested by
reason Of the seats, the acceptances were
not af all considered, and the hostess
was prevented from asking other friends
the invitations being linited-because
she could not believe that chairs by doZ-
ems would be empty. She took the ac-
ceptance. as any true woman would have
done, in good faith.
There may be reasons why some few
persons at the last moment are prevent
ed from attending a party, but not in
the numbers above given. When such
things do occur, a well bred person will
send his or her apology, which of course
is courteous and admissible. But to ac-
cept an invitation not meaning to at
tend, and for the absurd reason, as has
been given, that it is more polite to ac-
cept than to refuse, is the height of i'll
breeding, impoliteness and discourtesy.
Boston Transcript.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
The Fashionable Fan.

AT the present time the most fashion
able fans are nearly all French in style
and small in size. either imported or imi-
tated from foreign examples. The sticks
are either clear tortoise shell or mother
of pearl. The favorite subjects are pas
toral scenes or cupids, figures of some
kind or other being almost always intro
duced, and it is frequently the custom to
insert in irregular forms some pieces of
valual le ;,-I handsome lace.-Ladies'
Home journal
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
TIL. IamuF Fad Carried Too Far.

Lamps are the prettiest means of light
ing, but why turn our rooms into lamp
shops? / know a young married woman
who glories in the awful fact that she
has IA lamps in her drawing room. Each
of these lamps is shaded with an abb
normal monstrosity in the way of paper
ballet skirts, rag flowers and other trash,
until art is killed with vulgar quantity
and confagration imminent.-Bost
Traveller
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
Here's a Way to Fix Over Old Waists.

Don't throw away old fashioned waists.
If the sleeves are skin tight, split them
on the upper side of the arm from shout
der to elbow, but in a slender V, giving
just enough space for comfort, then
make deep puffs of some contrasting ma
terial sewed in at the elbows, turn them
up toward the top, thus concealing the
seam, then sew them in with the sleeve
or turn in and blind stitch carefully
down, finishing them with little puff
or ruffie of silk, or fold them over and
make shirred ruffie of the edge of the
sleeve, and sew them down to the waist
with very fine stitches.