davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
YADKIN R1PPLES.

Baseball Game-Six Prisoners Escape
from Yadkin Jail.
Correspondents of the SentineI.l
SHORE, July 2.-The Mana plo w.
boys are yet on top. This team
crossed bats in a game of base ball
with the Donnaha club on Mana
grounds last Saturday evening,
which resulted in another victory for
the plowboys with score of 73 to Z.
While the clubs were not well matched
there was some fine playing done
and the game was an exciting one.
The writer attended commissioners
court at Yadkinville today. The
crowd present was unusually large.
The Republicans met in convention
and reorganized the party and elect
ed delegates to the Congressional
convention. The Democrats called
in their convention. Six prisoners
broke Jail there yesterday and left
for parts unknown. Sheriff Kelly
offers $25 reward tor each one. They
had sawed two iron bars in two and
slipped through into the hall. then
called for water and when the lady
opened the door and passed in, the
prisoners being concealed, thrust
open the door and fed The officers
a-e searching hut as yet have re-
ceived no clue as to their where
abouts. YENDJs.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
Crop Reports.

The reports OF the correspondents
of the State weather crop bulletin
indicate general improved conditions
in the crops throughout the State
for the past week. The temperature
has been above normal, with gener-
GUS showers and the normal amount
of sunshine. At many places, how
ever, in the central and western dis
tricts the crops are needing rain.
The drought continues almost un-
aoated only in Iredell, Catawba,
Davie, and parts of Cabarrus and
Rowan counties. Elsewhere, especial
ly in the eastern and the mountain
Gus sections, copious rains have
fallen, greatly benefitting the grow
ing crops. Hail is reported in several
sections; in Arson and Richmond
counties crops were destroyed by it
Cotton is blooming and looking
much better. Corn is doing well and
growing rapidly; ''laying by has
begun. Tobacco is generally poor.
Harvesting is about completed, but
the yield of both wheat and oats is
poor.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
The Wanderf,.l Ris.

The New York Turf, Field and
Farm thus commends DIR. Rritt's
Safety Bits, which are advertised in
the WEEKLY SENTINEL:
It is wonderful bit, as is demon
strateG by two facts, an examina-
ton of it's simple mechanism and the
record it has made in stopping every
horse. regardless of it's viciousness,
on which it has been tried.
The principle at the bottom OF this
bit is SO simple, SO logical and prac-
teal that we wonder it was not
adopted before; much as we wonder
that it took generations for men to
realize that car wheels did not need
to run in cogs.
Will you please hold your nose
tightly, shutting the air passages,
and then try to run swiftly; do you
think you would go far, no matter
how wild or angry you were? Do
you think your mind would turn to
making an effort to relieve the stop
page of breathing? Suppose this
pressing could beregulated to hair,
partially shutting off your breath
ing or grading it to the finest pitch,
and supposing you knew that your
privilege to breathe depended upon
, your obedience and gentleness; don't
you think you would soon learn to
be gentle and obedient? That is the
principle of Britt's Automatic Bit.
The pulling does not act on the bit
itself, lacerating the mouth to no
advantage, but it works outside OF
the bit on the rubber pads, each of
which rests against the nostril, and
as the rein is pulled these pads are
pressed against the nostril, gradual
" shutting off the wind in proper
tionate time to the strength thrown
into the pull on the rein, which is
regulated by springs at the side. The
bit also cleverly allows the mouth to
open slightly at the same moment
by pressure of the bar in the mouth
against the lower jaw. SO that very
limited amount of air can pass in
that way when the nostrils are en-
tirely closed.
But what are the results Of its use ?
Letters have arrived from all over
the world, letters seen by the writer,
telling of incident after incident
where it has made vicious and un-
manageable horses as gentle as kit
tens.
The amount of it is. horses are like
men; when they see there is absolute
ly no use in fighting they quietly
submit.
What a grand invention this is?
A man can let his wife, mother or
daughter drive a spirited horse and
know they are safe. If he has had a
horse utterly beyond control, he can
now drive him with comfort and
ease Many horse now almost use
less can be made worth thousands
with this bit. In fact no horseman
should lose the opportunity of Sc
curing DR.. L. 2. Britt's descriptive
pamphlets, giving illustrations of
the bit, with complete descriptions,
letters from all over America, prices,
etc. His Office is 81 College Place,
New York.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
The slensa, suneringa OF the Cowboy.

Inc IA ersai SuHerinSs OF the oWb boy
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
If young men who have the COW
boy fever had any idea ofthe appren.
ticeship they nre likely to serve before
becoming full fiedged cowboys, most
of them would be cured without the
expense Of trip a thousand miles
West" said Films Miller, of Hutchin-
son, Kan. sit is nearly twenty
years since had the fever and went
out to he cured. My first work was
watching the line between Wyoming
and Dakota. Line or fence watching
is an assignment frequently given to
a newcomer aud the duties consist
in riding uO and down the line and
preventing cattle from straying over
it. Several men have lost their reas-
on in this work and came very near
doing SO myself
All the glory and adventure we
read of in books is absent, and the
solitude is terrible. l could cover
my distance in about two days, and
did nothing else but ride up and
down the line watching for the stray
cattle, which never strayed my way.
Sheep herding is said to be the most
terribly monotonous work a man
can be put to, but there are a few
cowboys in the West who have not
an acute recollection of the suffering
they endured when doing such work
as | describe. There are hundreds
of men doing it today, but each of
them is looking forward to obtain
ing new job with almost the eager
ness OF convict who knows that his
sentence has nearly expired"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
PICNIC TINE.

It's June agin, an in my soul l feel the
film Joy
That's sure to come this time o year to
every little boy;
For, every June the Sunday schools at
picnics may be seen,
Where fields beyond the swellin' floods
stand dressed in Twin green"
Where little girls are scared to death with
spiders, bugs and ants,
An little boys get grass stains on their go
to-meetin' pants.
It's June agin, an with it what happiness is
mine
There's goin' to be picnic an I'm goin'
to jine.
One year jined the Baptists, and goodness,
how it rained
(But grampa says that that's the way 'bap-
tiZo'' is explainedl.
An once l jined the piscopils an had a
heap O. fun
But the boss of all the picnics was the Pres
byteriun,
They had SO many puddin's, salads, sand
widges an pies,
That fellow wisht his stummick was as
hungry as his eyes
Oh yes the eatin's Presbyterians give yer is
so fine
That when they have picnic you bet I'm
goins to jine
But at this time the Methodists have special
claims on me,
For they're goin' to have picnic on the
-lSt, -. v
Why should a liberal Universalist like me
object
To share the joys of fellowship with every
friendly sect
However het'rodox their articles of faith
elsewise may be,
Their doctrine of fried chicken is savin'
grace to me
So on the 21st of June, the weather bein'
fine,
They're goin' to have a picnic an I'm
a-goin' to jine.
Eugene Field.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
We Are Going to Win.
From the Morganton Herald

ioin inc fhorSanton Herald
Secretary Hoke Smith and M.
Josephus Daniels, who have recently
met with prominent politicians from
all over North Carolina, went back
co Washington rejoicing because
they heard good Democratic news
from every corner of North Carolina.
MIR. Daniels said to the editor of the
Leuoir Topic on his return, We've
got 'em. 1t they fuse we've got 'em.
The Democrats are together. and we
are going to win. Our people have
differing views, but none that will
keep them apart at the polls" This
good news, we are glad to say. is
confirmed from every quarter. We
are going to win. We have whipped
the enemy with five times the odds
against us that we now have. We
will whip them if they fuse and we
will whip them if they don't fuse.
The people of North Carolina are
just too sensible to turn their backs
on the party that has given them
the best State government any State
in the Union ever had. That's the
size of it. Look up the record and
you will see that it is SO. No coun-
try under heaven has better, purer,
has North Carolina The Democrats
gave North Carolina that govern
ment, and they have fought for it
and maintained itnow uninterrupted
for nearly twenty years. The people
are not going to risk a change. We
are going to win.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
sURRY srrrINGs
Good Black barry Crop-BicycIe Craze
Revenue Sefzure-Personais.

aesenue Sefzure-Personeis.
Correspondence Ct the Sentinel
ElKIN, July 2-The blackberry
crop IN this section is good. Green
ons are selling at so cents per
busfel while cen IS per pound is the
ruling price for dried ones.
The contract for the new bridge
oyer the Elkin river has been given
to j. ID. Williams. The EIkin Manu-
tacturing Co. were allowed S25
damages to their land.
The bicycle craze has struck the
town with renewed vigor. There are
no less than eight wheels here now
With more to follow. Elkin is train
ing some right good riders and she
will be heard from in the future on
The track.
Revenue officers seized two barrels
and a key of whiskey belonging to
W e. Myers at Osbornyilie, Wilkes
county, last week.
The Nit. Airy District Conference
will convene in the Methodist church
at this place July 10Th. All dele
gates are requested to send their
names to Rev W. L. Sheriff. at once.
/ Mr.. u d. Greenwood is at home on
| n visit to his parents at Jonesville
He has been in the United States
army three years.
Mir. j. S. Starbuck and family re-
turned to their home in Salem Thurs
day after a pleasant visit to Esq. L.
Nj. Butner for several days.
DR.. T. 2. Fenabls and family, of
Chapel Hill, are at Roaring Gap.
Miss Sallie Gwyn, the eldest sister
of 4
last Thursday. She has been an
invalid all her life and her death was
| not unexpected
| Mr.. j. Z. Adams, postmaster at
| Swan Greek, Yadkin county, died
| Saturday of fever.
DR.. j. Nj. Reece received telegram
Wednesday to come to the bedside
| OF his sister, Mrs. Thos. A Brunt, of
Pennington, Davie county. at once,
as she was hopelessly i'll. He left at
| once, but when he arrived there she
was dead. She was a sister of Mrs.
W. L. Vestal, of Sloan, who died
about three weeks ago.
Mrs. A. B. Galloway returned from
Concord Saturday. She was accom-
| panied by Miss Olive NOEL, of Ten
nessee.
| Mrs. u. +. Jones returned to her
| home at Bethany, Saturday. She
had been visiting her people here for
several days.
Messrs. H. g. Chatham, O. o. Edi-
son and j F. Hendren attended the
county convention at Dobson today
| to appoint delegates to the judicial
| and Congressional conventions at
Wilkesboro July 25th.
| A series of meetings is being con
Quoted at the Methodist church this
| week. The pastor is being assisted
by Rev. w Nj. Baghy, OF Greensboro
So far We have heard no one men
toned for the Legislature from Sur
~ except Hon. Virgil Holeomh, of
Rockford. Mr.. fiolcomb is fluent
speaker, a true blue Democrat and
would make Il fine canvass and a
good representative.
Roaring Gap Hotel is fast filling
up with guests. Every train brings
them aud all seem well pleased with
the hotel RETLAw.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
MANA JOTTINGS.
Fine Rains Help the Crops-A Visit
to Winston.
CORRESPONDENCE of The sentinel.l

to WfnstoD.
Correspondence ofThe sentinel.l
MANA, July g. The farmers are
busy laying by their corn but it is
small for the season. The fine rains
will sour it up The wheat crop is
being threshed out and it is short
metre, in bushel.
We had the pleasure of visiting
your progressive city Saturday. It
had been some twelve months since
we were there. and we were very
much astonisned in the many new
improvements that had been made
during the time. New aud costly
buildings erected where once stood
some shabby buildings t is certain
Iy a good sign that regardless OF the
hard times Winston is forging ahead
IN earnest.
Mr.. H. T. HeDnings, of Trocodia,
has purchased the late home place of
Mrs NJ j. Fulp, paying 500 for it.
He will move to it in the early fall.
He is a very clever gentleman and
we are pleased to have him among
US.
Your fellow townsman, Mr. Pride
Jones, is coming this way quite often.
He, too, must be contemplating a
change Ia life.
We would like to correct "Yendis"
in regard to Flat Rock, near Mt
Airy. There is in one solid rock Gov
ering a space Of more than so acres
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
ROCKFORD RIpPLEs.
But Little Rain In That Sectio0-DoD-
son Democratic Convention.

But Little Rain In That Section-DoD-
son Democratic Convention.
Correspondence OF the Sentinel.
RocEFoRD, July 2 We have had
but very little rain in this part of the
county for some time and crops OF
all kinds are in the main beginning
to look somewhat thirsty.
Mr.. aDd Mrs. A Dobbins, of Bos-
ton, Mass, gave an illustrated song
service in the church here last night,
which was pronounced by allwho at
tended q success.
There will be convention of the
Democratic party in Dobson today
for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the Congressional aud judi
ciai convention which convene in
Wilkesboro July Doth. Most all the
Democrats favor the renomina ton
of Judge Graves and Solicitor Bar
Der.
The funeral of Mrs Lucy E Elem
ing was preached here yesterday by
MIR. Beamer at IL O'Clock N. a
great many people were in attend
ance.
DR.. Hauser, of East Bend, is il
Rockford today
Mr. Virgil E Holcomb drove ovel
! to Dobson this morning to attend
county commissioners court and tbs
convention. SURRY.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
MORE HOPEFUL.

There is some encouragement to
be gathered from Bradstreet's re-
view of trade and financial affairs for
the first half of 1894. While it is
shown that the actual failures aggre-
gate the largest number on record
for a similar period, the total being
6,529, and the excess for the first
quarter over 1898 being 900, yet at
the close of the second quarter the
excess over the first half of 800 had
been reduced to only $50, giving
evidence of great recuperation dur
ing the second quarter of the year.
From this report we compile the
following additional facts and figures:
whereas during the frst half of
1898 the total Indebtedness of failing
individuals, firms and corporations
amounted to more than $17O,OOO,-
900, the corresponding total the
past six months is only $50, $780,
$50, or 40 per cent. of last years
aggregate; the total assets of failing
traders this year are $44.97O,S25,
only Al per cent. of the correspond
ing total a year ago.
"When the groups of states are
considered it is of interest to note
that in New England, as elsewhere,
there have been more business fail
ures than in the first half OF last
year, although the liabilities have
shrunk 70 per cent. In the four
middle states there have been /, 6O7
failures, compared with only 1929
in the first half of last year, an ex-
traordinary increase, althoug b gross
liabilities this year are A per cent.
smaller. In thirteen southern states
and the District of Columbia there
are only few more failures this year,
liabilities have fallen away
nearly 40 per cent. Five Pacific
States show a somewhat more
increase in number of fail
ures, but the decrease in liabilities is
heavier, fully so per cent.
Eight western States report only
/ ,455 failures in six months of this
year against 1858 last, decrease
of 17S, accounted for principally by
fewer failures in Illinois and Kansas.
of failing concerns in west
ern States were 60 per cent. less in
six months of this year than last"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
The Bright side rife.

Two Mississippi girls recently
walked distance of fifty miles
through the country to decide which
should win a lover of whom both
were enamored.
A young lady named Cream was
recently married to q Mr.. Pechis.
The notice in the local papers was
headed, 'Pechis and Cream"
A Norwegian woman in Nebraska
is said to be the mother of eight sets
of triplets, all boys and ali living.
So is she. Nebraska is a great State.
1t is believed the seventeen-year
locusts will finish their business and
adjourn before Congress does.
What is q friend? A friend is a
man who points out the silver lining
in the clouds to avoid lending you
an umbrella.
A lazy man does his hardest work
in looking for an easy place.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
Had on Socks.

From the Baltimore Sun, June %.
Senator Call, OF Florida, shocked
the seasibilities of refined spectators
in the Senate yesterday by taking of
his shoes and putting his stockiDged
feet upon his desk, tanning himself
the while with a big palm leaf fan
This ought TO be Democratic enough
to suit even Gen" Coxey or Chris
topher Columbus Jones, not to men
tion Senator Petf,r If he had taken
off his socks also, be would have been
upon the same platform IS Mr..
Simpson, the sockles5 statesman of
the wild and unbranded West. How
such & plain Democrat, as Mr.. Call
has proved himself to be, can vote
for the Sugar Trust and other
moncpolies, whose interests are SO
we'll taken care of in the compromise
tariff bill, iii difficult to understand
Probab y that is what is troubling
the SENATOR 1t is there that the
corn pinches, as it were. He took off
his tight nonopolistic shoes to re-
iieve his Democratic feelings. A
Senatorial cahal has forced. his feet
into ways that are rppugnant to
him, and he has been suffering
from the crampph and i'll fitting
political shoe leather in which he has
been forced to keep step with the
march of monopolies. At last his
honest soul revolted, and he pulled
of. his shoes to demonstrate that he
was still u Democrat at bottom,
even if he has to indorse an unsatis-
factory tariff bill with his vote
Three cheers for Senator CALI He
has shown his Democratic fret, if not
his hands, and his action in not OILY
q protest against the undemocratic
principles of the compromise tariff
bill, but fiat-footed, if not bare.
footed, demanded for return to the
simpler ways of the fathers of the
republic.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
A STATEMENT.
A Sentinel Correspondent Goes for the
Rev. Geo. E Hunt

A sentinel correspondent Goes Tor the
Rev. Geo. e Hunt
Correspondence of the Sentinel.
VIENNA. July 2.-In a recent issue
of the Progressive Farmer, Rev.
Geo. E. Hunt comes out in lengthy
article in which he severely scores
Vienna's report of a speaking at
Oak Grove, as given to The SENTI-
MEL. Perhaps his miserable TRADE
should have been noticed sooner,
but matters of infinitely more i'm
portance than the wild screech and
husky bray Of this "freak of nature
have occupied my time. The report
as given to TIE SENTINEL contained
no political significance whatever; it
was simple statement as to the
public collection, in which he received
about one dollar in money and a
pair of horse shoes. Yet he takes
occasion from this statement to de
nounce the last Democratic Legisla
ture. Modesty, if common sense
does not, ought to suggest differ
ent course, as he tried so hard and
failed to 'sget there" VIENNA.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
KERNERSVlLLE
ACADEMY.

Fall term begins Aug. s, 1894.
Girls and boys prepared to enter
any college or university in the State.
Instruction thorough and practical.
Good dicipline is preserved. Tuition
for the English branches from $1.0O
to $500 per month. Latin, Greek
and French, each, 81. 90 extra. Board
$500 per month. For further par
ticulars write to Robert H. Willis, a.;
B. Principal, KernersyilIe, n. G.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
Death of an Aged Lady.
Correspondence ofthe Sentinel !

J
SToKEsDALE. June 26-It was
quite shock to every one when the
death OF Mrs Ann Liza Winfree was
announced yesterday. She died of
heart failure She was only sick
about two hours. Mrs. Winfree was
about 20 years old. She was good
christian woman and better friend
in sickness was hard to find. She
leaves six children, many relatives
and friends to mourn her death.
Ellie, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. j.
Parish, died last Tuesday and was
buried at Elm Grove on Wednesday
Mrs. N III Medearis and chill iren,
OF Winston, went to Belers Creek
yesterday after a short visit TO DIR.
Taylor and family
Mr. Julius Young, of Winston, was
here last week.
Nearly all of the Stokesdale people
are anticipating a grand time at the
Battle Ground the 4th. FINS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
Notice Of Sale Of Government Property.

the United States for violation of internal
revenue laws will be sold at public auction in
the basement of Jacobs Lemly block, Winston,
N. O., on Tuesday. June Goth, ss4. at o'clock
p. m. sharp; viz: barrels and key corn
whiskey (about o. gall ons) property J. r. Nor
n; barrel corn whiskey about "A gallon
(owner Junk nown;) "a barrels corn whiskey,-
about lis gallons, (owner unknown.l Also
four mules, one four horse wagon, four pairs
wagon harness, three packages Of corn whiskey,
(about 100 ga llons,) property James Combs.
Per f. p. Ais paugh, M. E. CARTRR,
Deputy Col lector. Coll. Int. Revenue,
5th Dist. N. G
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
Burlington's Baby show.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel

Special Correspondence of the Sentinel
BURLINGTON, July 3.-Burlington
will celebrate the glorious 4th In q
novel way by having the greatest
baby show ever seen in the State,
which will be free under the large
oak trees. and the whole country will
be here.
There are $3S in premiums offered
and they are for children from four
months to four years old.
The county is noted for the num-
Der and healthfu1ness of its babies.
1t will be q scene worth beholding.
In the afternoon the races and
poultry show at the Alamance Fair
Ground will come off. The races are
all filled. r. j. Reynolds ssFanny
Woods, and the celebrated "Clip-
per" from Reidsville are in the Stree
for all. There will be some old
hustling. The poultry show at this
season is a novelty. and will be good.
NEWS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
CONTINUED DRY WEATHER.

Crops Suffering for Rain-Saw Mill
Burned -Third Partyftes.
Correspondents of The Sentinel
SEWARD, July 3.-The dry weather
continues IN this community. The
ground has not been thoroughly wet
since the snow in February. The
wheat crop is not more than one
third of q crop. Oats are very short;
corn is looking as thrifty as could be
expected.
Mr.. Fl. a Peddycord had the mis-
fortune to lose his saw mill by fire
last Tuesday night-thought to have
been set on fire. Loss about 5000.
The Muddy Creek Third partyites
congregated at Old Town last SAT-
urday to hear Marion Butler speak
hut be failed to put IN his appear
ance. F. N. Pfaf was there but was
afraid to speak as Frank Hine says
be would have replied ard Frank can
tell you what he would have said to
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
What Was on His Mind.

The Hartford Post records a strik-
ing instance of preoccupation which
occurred in that city not long ago.
A teacher in one of the public
schools asked her pupils to write a
sentence containing thepronoun
A small colored boy responded thus {:
my mother made a shortcake. It.
was SO short l didn't get any of it. :"