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The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
PERFECT STREET PAVING.
It's Incait utable Influence on Health, Sam
itation and Property Values.

It's 1ncait utable Influence on Health, Sam
itation and Property Values.
1t is only in American cities having
q population of more than 10. 600 that
less than one-third of the total length
OF streets has been paved in any man
ner. Ii the construction of new pave
ments on. the remaining "a, S3S miles
of streets in such cities proceeds as
rapidly as now seems probable, the
expenditures for this work in the
next 10 years will aggregate upward
Of 1000, 100000. It is doubtful if
more than so per cent of the streets
of these cities would then be well
paved.
From a well paved street abutting
real estate derives on increased value
hardly ever less and often MANY
times more than the cost apportioned
to it. It is therefore right that abut-
ting property should, as it does in
most American cities, bear the cost
of the construction of a pavement,
which becomes at once a substantial
improvement, having salable value
on which the property owner alone
can realize. The benefits are shared
to some extent by adjacent property
which may not abut On the street,
but it is doubtful if fair and practi-
cable apportionment of the cost could
be carried beyond the border line,
though the justice of this restriction
is almost intolerably strained when
one paved street is compelled to bear
the travel that would pass over 9TH
ers if put in equally good condition.
All calculations of the economies
and profits of paved streets fail to
encompass the sum of gain from
them, because there is much involved
that is intangible in character. The
benefits OF better sanitary conditions,
with the consequent productiveness
resulting from good health, the saw
ing Of expenses for medicines and
the professional services of physi-
clans; the prolonging in some cases
OF lives that might succumb to the
deietel1ous influences inherent in bad
streets-aIl are lncalculable, nor can
be estimated the farreaching effects
Of the retarded development of a
city due to failure to provide good
streets.
The common mistake of regarding
the cost of a street pavement as q
merely luxurious expense, rather.
than as a profitable improvement,
has, more than anything else, de-
tered the work of putting the road
ways Of our American cities and
towns in proper condition, and it
should be added has hiNdered prog
ress and prosperity immeasurably.
It has also had a mischievous inf -
ence when coupled with false ideas
of economy in causing mere cheap
ness in cost to become with a deplor-
ably large number of people tho
main desideratum when they find
that paving cannot longer be de-
ferred. A record of the failures that
it has inevitably led to since the be-
ginning of experiments in roadmak-
ing would tell about all of the his
tory of paving that is worth know
ing.-Century.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Violation of the Revenue Laws.

Capt Chas. Price, of Salisbury, eX-
United States District Attorney for
the Western North Carolina district,
has written d letter to Congressman
Henderson at Washington, in which
he says that twenty-four out of
twenty-five warrants issued for viola
tious of the revenue laws are of Il
technical, frivolous character, and he
recommends that no such warrant
should be allowed to issue unless ap-
proved by both the attorneys for the
district and the Attorney-General of
the United States. These are the
charges of revenue frauds that have
deluged the dockets of the courts and
caused the State of North Carolina to
appear in the annual report of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue as
the hot bed of revenue frauds and vio-
latiOns.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Fresh News Items From Cheroxe. Il
Currituck.

/ OurrltuCk.
Two Illicit distilleries near Julian,
Randolph county, have been cap
| tured.
Raleigh's business men look upon
the Tariff Association as a big iLsur-
ance trust.
| The total cotton receipts at Raj
F, elgh to date are %, 420 bales, against
/ 20, lib last season.
w. e. Terry, formerly of Rocking
nam, is to establish u Republican pa
! per at Charlotte.
Rev. T. J. Murdoch, of Salisbury, is
/ to preach the baccalaureate sermon at
| the State University.
Rev. w. J. Hopkins, of Iredell
| county, was acquitted of the charge of
seduction, brought by Eliza Alexand-
| er, colored.
Hon. Kemp P. Battle, of the State
| University, has been elected cores
| nOndlng member of the Maryland
Historical Society.
| Governor Carr accepts an infantry
company at Elkin, and it is now des-
| Ignated as Company B, Fourth Regi-
! ment, State Guard.
| Haynes, whose son was killed by an
| electrlc-li light wire in Raleigh and sued
for $4,000 and lost his case In the
/. Superior Court, gets new trial.
| The Aurora Cotton Mills, at Bur-
! lington, already quite large, will be
| doubled in size. The addition will
cover about one half acre of land.
w. c. Stronach will he he chief mar
| shal and Rev. j. A. Weston chaplain
at the cornerstone laying of the Con-
| federate monument in Raleigh May
3lst.
Mr.. James Boylan, of Raleigh, is
the owner of a colt for which he was
| offered $3.50 before it was d day old.
Such horse flesh as that is valuable
and it is worth while to raise them.
A young white man, Willie Man
ming, of Wilmington, has been arrest
ed on the charge of attempting to
murder his wife by putting powdered
glass in bread which she had to eat.
Kone Elias, who has been so promi-
| nently spoken of as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress in the Ninth District, now says
he will not permit his name to go be-
fore the convention.
Mr.. Z. V. Walser, of lexington,
who sued the Western Union Telc-
graph Company for damages for delay
IN delivering a telegram. loses his
case. The supreme Court affirmS the
Judgment of the lower court.
Professor Brooks. of Johns Hopkins
University. will take a large party of
specialists to Beaufort, where the en-
tire summer will be devoted to
study of the life of the University.
The biological class of the University
of North Carolina will be at the same
place for special work.
The Executive Committee of the
trustees Of the insane asylum, at Raj
eigh, finds that $1,000 is needed to
equip the new building, and as there
| are no available funds the building
will not be occupied this year. A
number Of applications for admission
to the female department were de-
clined.
A mining engineer from the United
States Geological Department at
Washington has been at Kings
Mountain several days examining the
tin prospects of that vicinity. He has
visited nearly every tin mine in this
country and Europe, and says that
the outlook for a paying tin mine at
Kings Mountain is the best he has
seen in this country.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
LITTLE GIRLS SUMNER FRocK.


trimmed with ru1f1es and wide collars, may
be bought to go with little boys fancy
suits, besides the usual white embroidered
ones, while the suits themselves are shown
in black, blue and drab, trimmed with
braid, the Jacket being made short enough
to allow the light waist to appear below it.
White lawn aprons ratified around the
armholes and with ribbons run through
embroidered beading about the low neck
and tied in bows on the shoulders are a now
city for small girls, while the display of
frocks and coats for very little people is
dainty in the extreme. There are fine giny-
ham dresses mounted on a white embroitl-
cred yoke, with q bertha of white embroid-
cry falling over the sleeves; charming, old
fashioned little gowns of white corded main
sock sprinkled with tiny colored flowers
and made with full bodice skirt and sleeves
and wide nainsook sash; white MarseilIcs
coats, with capes, both trimmed with wide
embroidery, and etherealiZed sUnbonnets,
very perky in the crown and faring in I'll e
brim and prettily embroidered. A beauti-
tiful dress for 4-year-oid child is of bright
red cashmere. 1t is gathered into tucked
yoke of the same material and has very fu!I
sleeves gathered into u band at the wrist
Full epaulets of cashmere, finely embroid-
cred with white silk on the edge, hang over
the shoulders.
The fashion of dressing very little girls
in short sleeved and low necked frocks, at
least during warm weather, has again come
around. 1t is charming to see the soft lit
tie necks and arms uncovered, but gowns
made in that style ought always to be pro-
vided with guimPe, to be adjusted at the
first hint of dampDess or falling tempera-
ture. An illustration is given of a frock
made of blue and white figured nainsook
1t is mounted in box plaits on the pointed
yoke, which is made of bands of blue and
white insertion and surrounded by ruffle
of embroidery to match. Blue ribbons are
fastened at the under arm seams and tied
in a bow at the back, and blue bows adorn
the shoulders JUDO CHoLLET
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
The Father and His Boy.

Don't be a hypocrite before your boy,
writes Robert J. Burdette in the first paper
OF the series Before He is Twenty in the
April Ladies' Home journal. When he
believes you to be infallible don't encourage
the belief. Take him into your life as you
desire to be taken into his. Don't tell him
that when you were boy you never gave
your parents moments uneasiness, were
never cross to your little sister, never dis
obeyed your teacher, never cruel to dumb
animals, and always kept the Golden Rule
Be honest with him above all things Don't
be too dignified with him. The more he
loves you, the more he lives in your arms,
fears You, the more pr profoundly wi viii he he re- re-
spect you. Pity the man, who, in order to
secure and retain proper respect from his
children, has to wear at all times an un-
comfortable veneer of artificial dignity.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
SOUTHWARK.
Many Northern and Western Farmers
Coming Southward.

Coming Southwark.
The Baltimore Manufacturers
Record, in it's weekly review of busi-
ness conditions in the south, says: ::
The two things that are now attract
ing notice in southern business affairs
are the great attention that is being
given to attracting settlers to the
south, already resulting in bringing
to this section many northern and
western farmers, and in the sale of
extensive tracts OF agricultural lands
and the tendency of western trade to
seek foreign outlet through south
ern ports. On the latter subject the
entire west seems to be aroused.
The steady Improvement in the
business interest of the south is
shown in the total bank clearings of
the first three months of 1894, as
compared with the same period of
1898. The decrease for seventy one
cities of the country was nearly 33
per cent; but sixteen southern cities,
including Baltimore, show a decrease
of only 5 per cent. Out of seventy
seven cities reported, only five had
an increase in ciearings. and of these
UIlFpt were III Uio Soubu NC
est decrease in any leading city in
the country was Baltimore, a south
ern city, where the falling off is II 6
per cent. only, against / 80 per cent.
at Philadelphia, 10 at Boston, 30 at
Detroit, 36 at st Paul and 81 at
New York.
New enterprises of Importance
noted by the Manufacturers Record
this week include the following: A
$4,000 telephone company, pack
inghouse and publishing company in
Georgia.; telephone company, irri-
CATION plant, cigar factory and cleo
tric power in Florida; addition to
stave factory, ice making plant and
mattress factory in Tennessee, can
making works, two water works sys-
TENS, publishing company, ice making
plant and cotton compress company
in Texas; n p packinghouse, hardware
speciality works, water works system
creosote works and telephone com
pany in Virginia; two electric lights,
a planning mill, two ice plants, a 5000
900 coal company, a 100000 mer-
camille company and a 100000
lumber company in West Virginia;
lumber mill and brick works in
Alabama; distillery and clothing
fact ory in Maryiand; an electric
Ugh, plant, a 100000 cotton mill
and addition to cotton mills in North
Carolina.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
MADGE AND BRECK
Extract from a Speech of Defendant S
Counsel.
From Phil Thompson's Speech.

COUNSEL.
From Phil Thompson's Speech.
"Here she was robbing and de-
ceiving old man Rodes. She admit
ted on the stand: Il am engaged to
Rosel'e; I'm Col. Breckenridge mis-
tress, and Pm milking Rodes for my
tuition and my schooling at one and
the same time'-she was deceiving
right and left, and bleeding an old,
hardw orking, Industrious man. Talk
about Mollie Shinglebauer after that.
Why, Mollie Shinglebauer never
painted herself as black as that.
Now this woman, this adventures,
this money-hunter, wanton and
bawd comes here with the plea of
being an innocent girl before she met
Col. Breckenridge"
Miss Pollard had been raised, not
lowered. by her affair with Col. Breck-
inridge, continued Col. Thompson.
She had said she would rather be his
mistress than the wife of Rodes-
rather go with the defendant into
society, where she could have in
tellectual enjoyment, than to be the
wife of Rodes, tending children and
milking cows and doing farm work.
"And," said Col Thompson, "bar-
ring the sin, don't blame her for
feeling that way"
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
An Income Tax

Frem Senator Voor -.ees' Speech.
But deny that an income tax law,
properly adjusted and guarded, can
be rendered incapable of execution
by the most expert vi!lainy that may
be threatened or practiced against it.
The experience of the government is
the other way. Under a law of this
kind, the records in the Treasury
show that the collee tions from 1862
to 1870, for the support of the gov
ernment, amounted to the sum of
$346, 100000, an average of $43,-
csc, 900 per annum during the eight
years of its existence. This does not
look like general escape from the
operations of the law had been at all
successful. 1t was large and graft
tying sum of money, paid no doubt
amidst cursings and gnashing of
teeth, but with wholesome regard
for the open doors OF Sing Sing and
other convenient criminal resorts.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
FINE GRANITE DISCOVERED
In Rockingham County Near N. & w
Road d-Kei,sy;l,e R.cas

In Rockingham County Near N. & w
Road -kei.svilie X, ces.
Correspondence ofThs sentinell
WENTWORTH, April 11.-There was
quite lively runaway do gn the
Leaksvilie Greek hill on Monday. A
pair oil broken shafts was the extent
OF the damage.
Whoopin@ cough is raging in this
section; little infant OF Mr.. A. J
hittemare's fell d victim to it on
Saturday last.
Register Of Deeds Grafton is ttend
ing Davie Court this week as II wit
ness in a suit against Messrs. Gibbs
and Meadors of this county.
DR.. j. 4. Smith, of Stoneville, was
in town last week and tells your cor
respondent that in a few miles from
Stoneville and near the main line OF
the N. d W. railroad there is an in
exhaustible supply OF the filest
granite, much finer in texture than
the Mt. Airy stone and that if
branch from the main line to these
quarries were built it would open up
II mine of wealth. There is also
along the main line of this road ami
in few miles Of Stoneville mine
belonging to the estate of the late
4. Ii. Smith aud j. r. Smith from
which mica of the finest quality aud
largest crystals known has been
taken
In conversation with Secretary W.
b. Wray, of the Piedmont Driving
Club Of Reidsville, your correspond
ent learns that the spring races at
the Reidsvil!e mile track (said to be
the best in the South) which will
come off next month will be far more
attractive than the ones held last
fall. Among the celebrated horses
expected and those already in train
ing at the track are the following:
2:32 class-Nelie d., Dashwood,
Essie N, Archie Hardin, Gregorian.
2:24 class clipper, Alice Berlew, Roy,
Biiley Wilkes. Free for all-Miss
Thompson, Miss Nelson, Lissa and
Queen Nutwood. The purses amount
lug to 81 500 have been deposited in
the Citizens Bank and the Bank of
Reidsville.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19


ty that is their chief charm under load of
expensive materials that they have neither
the years nor experience to carry off we'll
China silks, embroidered india null, airy
nets and all sheer, dainty fabrics are suit
able and may be trimmed with silk or vel
vet ribbons and light lace. If Jewels are
worn, they should be of the simplest. The
most fastidious taste dispenses with them
entirely until the ingenue stage is passed.
1t is also much the best form to have the
corsage cut only half low. An extremely
pretty gown worn by 81 girl of II at u late
wedding reception was made of plain white
silk muslin, with n full waist gathered into
q belt, the neck being cut down but two
inches all around and shirred with d little
heading. The puffed sleeves reached to the
elbow, and few sprays of smilax were the
only adornment. This unusually simple
attire gave the young girl, who, although
pretty, was rather heavy, delicacy and re-
finement of appearance which more ellb
crate toilet, such as she will have to wear
in two or TIN ee years, would have put out
of the question.
The gown of which a sketch is given is
not so plain as the one just mentioned, but
is nevertheless simple and appropriate
enough for the average young girl. 1t is Of
embroidered silk muslin, pale green in tint,
made over silk lining of the same color.
The full muslin skirt hangs over q bell skirt
Of the silk, around the bottom of which are
set moss greer velvet rosettes at regular in
tervals The full bodice is gathered in at
the waist un' II belt trimmed with velvet
rosettes. The neck is cut square and is sur
rounded by shirred ruifie of the muslin.
The sleeves, which extend almost to the ell
bow are very full, and over the upper half
velvet straps are tackled, ending in bows
and rosettes. White gloves are worn
JUDO CHOLLET.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Abbey Church Dedicated.

The magnificent Abbey church, at
st. Mary's College, at Belmont, four
teen miles from Charlotte, was sol
emily dedicated to Gods service, by
his Eminence, Card nal Gibbons,
Archbishop OF Baltimore, April 11th
in the presence of bishops, prelates,
and priests from all parts of the
South and North, and of an immense
concourse of people, Catholic and
non-Catholics. The Abbey church is
the most magnificent house of wor-
ship in the State.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
The Infancy of Electricity.

With all the progress that has
been made sanguine men are of opin-
ion that the world is yet on the
threshold of electrical experiment.
and that with the aid of this magic
power Of nature results will be pro
duced surprising what is now
deemed impossible. Every patent
that is issued represents new idea,
a new application of electricity or a
new method for its production. For
every patent that is granted a dozen
are rejected, and each application is
the result of numerous experiments.
Thousands are busted wrestling the
innermost secrets of that power and
in finding new ways Of turning them
to the uses of mankind. The age of
steam propulsion which was ushered
in 100 years ago has been followed
by the age Of electricity, which in
less than 90 years has already ac-
complished marvels. Achievement
is SO rapid and so continuous in this
domain Of human effort that imagi-
nation can scarcely keep pace with
it.-New York Telegram.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Riddy LAYS Black Egg s
From the Baltimore American.l

From the Baltimore American.l
A chicken that lays black eggs is
the property of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
II. Barton of 6 Brunswick street.
More remarkable is the fact that the
fowl began the singular feet just on
the eve of Easter, when dyed eggs are
SO popular especially with the young
folks Plainly stamped on the first
egg laid Thursday morning, March s,
last were the initials IN. A. r.
minus of course, the punctuation
marks, Since the first black egg was
found in the nest, one OF the same
color, though some have varied in the
shade, has been found regularly in the
nest each morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Barton, as we'll as near neighborS who
call daily to inspect the eggs, are pnZ-
zled. Yesterday Mr.. Barton placed a
number of the eggs under setting
hen, and will await the Matching pro-
cess with interest.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Revenue Seizure.

Deputy Collector e. Z. Hunt, of Da-
vie county. seized wagon, three
horses and small quantity Of block
ade liquor in Mocksville on the 1lth
inst, as the property Of Pleas Oakes,
of Shady Grove township. The seiz-
ure was made in broad daylight, near
the public square. Oakes had been
retailing the "tangle-leg' in quanti-
ties from drink to a quart. One of
the horses was released, as it was
proven that it belonged to other par
ties. The other property seized is
still in charge OF Mr.. Hun6.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Connecticut,s Negro Governor.

The negroes of Connecticut were
formerly accustomed to elect gov
ernor for themselves. Negro elec-
ton, as it was called, generally took
place on the Saturday following the
election day of the whites. Just what
the negro governors duties and priv
ileges were does not appear. At all
events, he was respected as "gubern-
or" by the negroes throughout the
state. The custom was established
before the Revolutionary war and
was continued as late as 1920
Youths Companion.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Takes the Golden Ball,

4 former sultan-so runs the story
offered a golden ball for lying
Many lied to him, but the sultan re-
Piled that he could himselflie better
Finally an aged man from Angora
appeared before him with a large jar
on his shoulders. your father" he
said, borrowed a jar like this full of
gold from my father and said that
you would repay the gold to his son. !"
Impossible" said the sultan eff
the story be true" replied the pill
grim, pay your fathers debt. IF
impossible, have won the golden
ball" The sultan at once awarded
him the prize. e.-London Truth.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Old People in Cherokee.

Mrs. Polly Ragle, of Cherokee coun-
ty. has just celebrated her 85th birth
day by cutting two jaw teeth. She is
hale and hearty for one of her age,
and can walk distance OF 10 miles as
quickly as any one, and can thread a
needle without the aid of glasses. In
the immediate neighbOrEcod where
she resides there are over dozen peo-
pie who have passed their 85th year,
all well and seemingly hale.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
WoSted ROlitenesa.

A very careful man is Old Guzzle1,
who has Travelled through Italy and
been pestered out of his life by beg
gars. He reaches Pisa and goes to
see the leaning tower. He is loaded
with wine to the roots of his hair.
After gazing at the tower for mo-
ment, he exclaims:
YES, you're very polite and you
can bow to me as much as you want
to, but you won't get one blessed
halfpenny. London Bits.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Executrix's Notice.
Winston, N. C.

Having qualified as executrix of the last will
and testament of Christian Reed. deceased, all
persons indebted to the estate Of the said Chris
tian Reed are notified to make payment and
all persons having claims against the said
estate are required to present the same to the
undersigned within twelve months from the
date hereof or this notice will be plead in bar
OF their recovery.
This 33rd day of March. 1894.
CoRr ELLA ADKLAIDE LIEvILLH,
Executrix of Christian Reed, deceased.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
The Allegheny Lynchers-

Solicitor Barber will make requisf-
tion to the Governor of Virginia for
all the persons that live in Virginia
who stand indicated in the Superior
court of Allegheny county. He has
made a demand on the sheriff OF the
latter county for the names.
The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
Germanton VS.. Germanton.

The two baseball clubs of German
ton played match game on the 11th
inst. The captain of the Germanton
nine challenged the captain of the
East Germantcn club at II o'clock and
at 1 O'Clock that afternoon the game
was played. which resulted in score
of II to in favor of East Germanton.