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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21

is reconciliation of sinful man and an
offended God. Faith in Christ cruel
fied-the gift of infnity to mans the
secret of salvation from the conse-
quences of sin. The gift of everlasting
life is to be had for the taking.
Christmas. as a commemoration of the
birth of Christ, without reference to His
sacrificial atonement, would be mean
ingless. True, He taught grand lessons
of love and duty, and of self-sacrifice
for the good of others, but the sublime
climax of all these teachings was His
sufferings and death on the cross on ac-
count of the sins of mankind. This has
been aptly called the tragedy of the
world-a tragedy in which every human
soul has an interest, because it provides
for human wants-a balm in Gilead, a
fountain for uncleanness, redemption
from sin, and Joy forever.
These personal and spiritual gifts are
not the only advantages that have been
conferred upon mankind by the coming
of Him whose birth is celebrated at
Christmas. The world as a whole has
had an uplift in direct ratio as the les
sons of His life and death have been re-
vealed to it. Genuine and helpful civ
ilization waits on Christianity.
The sign of the triple cross is not, as
Ingersoll in his book makes it, the en-
hlem of superstition, hate and cruelty,
which he transposes to telegraph poles
labeled 'for the use of man." but the
cross, typifying Christianity, ever pre-
cedes enlightenment, invention and all
that tends to human progress and hui
man happiness. The later cartoon, rep
resenting the Christian church as n
woman carrying the cross and the
bright light of Christian truth, and thus
penetrating the dark recesses of igno-
rance, tyranny and superstition, which
are dispelled before her, while the en-
blems of civilization, the railroad train,
the telegraph, the church, the school
house and the busy city follow her;
this cartoon, l say, tells truthful
story of human progress. The most
progressive, most enlightened, intelli-
gent and strongest nations of to-day,
with the most of happiness among
their people, are the Christian nations.
Mr.. Gladstone. the greatest statesman
of this or any other age, lately said:
Talk about the questions of the day;
there is but one question, and that is
the gospel. 1t can and will correct
everything needing correction. All
men at the head of great movements
are Christian men. During the many
years l was in the cabinet was brought
into association with 60 master minds.
tians. My only hope for the world is
in bringing the human mind into con-
tact with divine revelation" How inn
portant, then, isit that in commemorate
ing Christmas we should have a true
conception of what it meansl
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21

An old gray house, on an old-time farm
Twas on a Christmas night
Thro' chinks were streaming rays of
charm
In yellow shafts of light.
An old gray white and an old gray black
Were sitting by the blaze
That curled and played 'gainst the CHM
ney back
Sat thinking their own old ways.
Said the old black man to the old white
man.
Hits fawty yeahs tonight
Sense you gin to me this piece er lam,
An the pootyes gal in sight.
you gin us. ersides. dem papahs, too,
Dat sot us bon ones free.
An Nan an me sung 'Hally, Hally Loor
LAX er song er jubilee"
"well. what II did?" said the old gray
white.
Didn't both belong to me?
And didn't l have. by law. the right
To set my niggahs free?
''And. what is more" said the old white
man,
MY farm was broad and long,
And didn't YOU and your poor old Nan,
Find life a sweeter song?"
'1.awd bless you. marster. blessins fell
AS fas as drops er rain:
Yes, every SCUM was a silver bell,
Till God called Nan ergain.
"But we wuz all de slaves you had,
An sense you ben so po'
Use felt dat we wuz actin bad
To wish for freedom So"
''No morel no more!" said the old white
man;
I'm richer than a king!
You give me blessings, all you can;
need not anything.
''And more than all, am not blest,
While waiting for the call?
gave you Freedom. Gods bequest,
Intended for us ALL"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21

What profound emotions of gratitude
should swell up in every human heart
at the mention of this now well-nigh
universal holiday! But it is to be feared
that the vast majority of those who OBJ
serve it have no true conception of its
meaning. Even many of those whose
idea of il is that it is time to bestow
and receive gifts do not fully compre-
bend what is meant by this hallowed
and common custom.
Christmas not only commentaries
the birth of Christ, who gave His life as
a ransom for a sinful world, but typifies
the ineffable gift of God, who $50 loved
the world that He gave His only be-
gotten Son, that whatsoever believeth in
Him should not perish but have everlast-
ing life" Paul tells us that salvation
''is the gift of God" from whom, as
James says, is every good and perfect
gift" Paul also declares in writing to
the Ephesians that when Christ ascend
ed upon high He led captivity captive
and gave gifts unto men,"
What are some of these gifts which
are thus typifed and intended to be
commemorated by the custom of gift
giving in Christmas-tide? Peace on
earth, good will TO men," is the boon it
brings to mankind as a whole.
The coming of Christ was the mani.
festation of God to men. There is nc
full revelation of God anywhere save in
His incarnated Son. He is the fullness
of the God-head bodily. Christ was the
ideal man, called by eminence 1.-The Son
of Man" In Him we mark the fulfill
ment of all human capabilities. BY Hin
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-21
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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
Early Morning Marriage.

Soon after the King of Day had
taken his place in the Eastern horizon,
on April 23d. and all nature was
smiling under his benignant rays, the
marriage ceremony of Mr.. James o.
Foy, of the Danville Star, and Miss
Florence Eloise Martin, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Mar
tin. was reformed by Rev. l.. l..
Albright, of the Methodist Protestant
church, at the home OF the brides
parents, on Brookstown avenue. The
attendants were Mr.. G. F. Jenkins
and Miss Addie Webster. The parlor
in which the ceremony took place was
tastefully decorated with evergreens
and flowers, several beautiful white
lilies being particularly attractive.
Suspended in the center of trailing
evergreens was the monogram, IN.
F." After the nuptials, breakfast
was served to the bridal party and
invited guests and soon thereafter
Mr.. and Mrs Foy left for a bridal
tour to New York and other Northern
cities. The bride was becomingly at
tired in grey travelling dress. -
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
The Beef Question Again.

WASHINGTON. April 81 Secretary
Morton when shown the resolutions
adopted by the St. Louis Live Stock
Exchange deprecating the "agitation
about the alleged packers combine
and attributing the reduction in the
price of live cattle of one cent per
pound in the last two weeks to such
agit ation," said that the very state
ment of the St Louis Live Stock Ex-
change would lead to the belief that
healleged combine among the dressed
beef concerns existed ''If the 'agita-
tion,' as they term it," Said he. has
caused a decline in the price Of cattle
on the hoof, why is it that a similar
calamity has not occurred in the price
of dressed beef? 1t remains the same
and in some cases is even higher
Their own statement, coupled with
the price of dressed beef, answers
their complaint.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
Need of Good Mothers.

Sam Jones.
Marriage is becoming merchan-
disc, clubs are substituted for homes,
wiycs are becoming society ladies,
children are unavoidable nuisances
and destruction of lite IL habit. The
few children who enter the home are
turned over to milk bottles and
nurses in baby byhood, topublic schools
in childhood, fashionable colleges in
youth, aud are given over to society,
dress and amusement in young man
hood and young womanhood. In
stead of reading the Bible and saying
their prayers at night the girls plait
their hair in shucks for bangs and
the boys plait their toes for the
toothpick shors, and both go to
sleep with dime novel under their
pillow and a fifteen cent head on top
of it.
The old daddy is up TO his chin in
business and the mother in name up
to her eyes in society and the
children are wallowing in idleness
and feeding on dreams and dime
novels and the whole thing is hurried
toward the gate where humanity
runs out. They have not sense
enough to be good The brains have
all run down into their feet and
hands and all they can do is to play
progressive euchre and dance.
A few first class mothers would
head off this whole gang and turn all
our dudes and dudeens into men and
women. | have no objection TO
won. suffrage, but the woman who
raises four boys tor Col and the
right multiplies her vote by four |
am in favor of a woman being any
thing she wants to be Except the
father of family of children, hut my
Judgment is that the biggest thing IL
woman can be is II tirst-cla wife
and mother.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
AnIndenendent Woman

Mrs Sarah CoZzins, who is II years
old and has lived in the same house in
a mile or so of East Bend. Yadkin
county, for the last twenty-five years,
is what might be termed an indepen-
dent woman. She now lives alone and
has cow that she raised and has kept
for fifteen years. She tells the editor
of the Yadkin Ripple that the only
piece of goods she had not made by
herself was calico apron which she
had for fifteen years, and the only
piece she ever owned was black cal
leo dress that she kept fourteen years
and wore once. Mrs. CoZZinS, in
former years, was very stout woman,
having been known to stand in half
bushel and shoulder 2! bushels of
wheat. She only went TO school four
days, learned her letters in fifteen
minutes and was spelling in five sy
ables at the end of the fourth day. She
now makes all her own clothes and was
weaving when the Ripple editor was
at her house.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
Crush it Out.
rom the Atlanta Constitution,

From the Atlanta constitutional
The general press dispatches an
nounced yesterday that the forces
representing tlevelandism are to be
put III motion at once to do the dirty
work of tn gold sharks and money
LEI d rs ''t tn" east. The statement
Is made that the federal office holders
OF HE country, NUMBERING 200, 900.
are to b. org tulZAi for the purpos,.
ot chrrtiH.- ol a ritrnpu'gn in behalf
of gold mono uIeiullISm.
The high ntti IalI me to 20 about
the cuuntr! pr'!iling English finau
ciai views from the stump. The
employees of the departments at
Washington are to write letters.
The federal officers in the various
states are to be organized 80 as To
form Il nucleus around which those
who are opposed To the restoration
of silver may rally.
The dispatch announces that Mr..
Cleveland is thoroughly in earnest
against he free coinage of silver ard
that he will leave no stone uuturned
to prevent the people OF the country
from adopting this meal ure OF relief
and to IA sten on them more securely
the chains OF the money power.
To this end tie is willing to lay
aside his ponderous pretensions as a
civil service reformer, and organic,
the office holders into n compact
mass in behalf OF the greed OF the
gold sharks and money lenders of
the east. For the first time in the
history of the country the federal
office holders are to be required, re-
gardless of their own convictions, to
Use their influence in behalf of u
scheme OF private greed the most in
famous in it's purpose and the most
criminal in its results that has ever
been imposed on the people.
1t is equally infamous that the
very Instruments whom the people
have selected to carry out their wi
should have entered into IL compact
or combination with the gold pluto
Gratis to pepertuate a system that
was fraudulently and surreptitiously
imposed on the people. 1t is equally
criminal that the men who fill the
peoples offices should now be eX-
pected to enter into an active con
spiracy to suppress public opinion
or to mold it to suit the views of the
man who occupies the white house.
Such a. movement as this is the
first practical step toward imperial
ism. The bureaucrats, the Office
holders and the gold plutocrats are
to be welded together in one solid
body to Influence the voters. What
is this but the b, ginning OF IL move
ment that in the end will DEFY the
will of the people if that will cannot
be controlled through the ordinary
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
Sensation at Fair PLANES.

The North Wilkesboro News is re
liably informed by q citizen of Fair
PLANES, Wilkes county. that Rev. j.
w. Stikes, a Primitive Baptist min
lister at that place, is advocating
social equality, greatly to the disgust
and discomfort Of the better class of
people in thai section.
A few Sundays ago he had. by
special Invitation. large number of
negroes out to hear him preach and
after the services were over affection
ately greeted them, and extended the
right hand of fellowship, telling them
that they were as welcome as anybody
and hoped they would come again.
he also tried to get negro preacher
to fill one of his appointments, but the
colured brother was unable to comply
with the request from the fact that
he had an appointment to preach a
funeral that day and accordingly sent
his regrets.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

Representative McCreary, of Ken
lucky, opposes the free coinage of sill
yer.
Senator Jeter G. Pritchard comes
out for Mckinley for President. He
says there will be fusion again next
year.
The "Honest Money League" of
Chicago opens headquarters and be-
gins an active campaign.
The conference Of Iowa Democrats
endorses the monetary plank
of the National Con nvention Of 1892.
The Mississippi State Executive
Committee decide on primaries for
State nominations, which is consid-
cred a setback to Governor Stone, a
goldite.
The Iroquois Club, of Chicago,
adopts an anti-free silver resolution
and repudiates the silver planks of
the Democratic National platform OF
1892 and State platform of 1894.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
The Bride a Forsyth Girl.

The Davie Times of last week says:
A very quiet but pretty home we'd
ding was solemniZed at the home of
the brides parents, near Clemmons-
vile, Forsyth county, on last Monday
afternoon, April 23rd, at $3.50 o'clock,
when Mr.. Edwin II. Morris, one of
Davie county's most prominent young
men. and attorney -at-law, was united
in marriage to Miss Julia Douthit,
one of Forsyth'S most beautiful and
attractive young ladies. Rev. w. G.
Wilson ofiiciated. The happy couple
took the evening train for Mocksville,
from which place they went to the
home of the groom's father, Mr.. e. s.
Morris, in Jerusalem township, where
a very elaborate reception was tender
ed them the following day. Mr.. and
Mrs Morris have our very best wishes
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
WASHINGTON N. C.
Was M amnd Before General Washing
Was Born.

Was Ne med Before General Washing
ton Was Born.
The following paragraph clipped
from the Messenger, printed in Wash
ington, N. C, is interesting to gene
OlogiSts
cit is Il general belief among our
citizens that our beautiful city was
named after the father of our coun try,
but history will not bear us out in
this opinion. There is an old grave
stone IN the Snoad graveyard, which
reads as follows: Capt. Henry Boner,
born in the town of Washington 1920,
and died 1746' So we see that Capt
Boner was born before Gen. Washing
ton. At the time of his dea tn
Washington was unknown to fame
and the first known of him was in
1855, when he accompanied General
Bladdock in his celebrated defeat.
1t is also a fact of history that at
hrst our city WIS known To the world
as PeatoWn."
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
Martin-Cousins Nuptials.

The Danville Star OF April 25th
gives the following report of the
Martin Cousins nuptials in Neapolis,
Va:
Mpffett Memorial Baptist church
this morning at s O'Clock was the scene
of most beautiful marriage service.
Miss Lena Cou ,ins, one OF Neapolis'
most popular and accomplished young
ladies, was led to the hymlnial altar
by Mr Henry Martin. popular young
business man Of Winston, n. G. The
church was beautifully and appro-
priateiy decorated and large gather
ing of people witnessed the ceremony.
Rev. r E. White, the pastor, officia-
ted in the marriage service. The
young couple left via the A. s. ID for
Norfolk and will spend some time in
che principal cities before going to the
groom's home in Winston
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
FINE MUSIC.
Concert by the University Glee. Man
dolin and Banjo Club.


dolin and Banjo Club.
A tolerably good size audience
greeted the University Glee, Mando-
lin and Banjo Club last week, at
Browns Opera House, but the at
tendance was not commensurate with
the excellence OF the entertainment.
The appreciation of those present was
manifested by liberal applause and
repeated encOreS.
Among the singers there were fine
voices, and, as lie is home boy, we
may be pardOned for discriminating
just enough to remark that the bass
of Fred Bahnson was particularly
fine We think the G!ee Club would
be more effective with more popular
melodies and less ''Tum Tums" and
"Snothing SyTupS."
The work of the Mandolin and
Banjo Clubs was executed very credi-
tably and caDtivated the audience at
every appearance. These features of
the concert were more like the efforts
of professionals than amateurs and
these alone were well worth the price
of admission.
We were struck with the g BOD time
kept by the boys. This was done
without the aid of sheet music or di-
rector's baton, which, with due defer
ence to our musical friends, we think
detracts from any performance
The entertainment closed with
finely rendered Potpouri, by the Glee
and Mandolin Clubs.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
THE COUNTRY IN GENERAL.
Late News Notes Cat he red and Prepar
ed for Sentinel Readers.

ed for Sentinel headers.
Michigan mines make heavy sales of
iron ores at prices in advance of those
of last year.
The late Paul Schulze, land agent Of
Northern Pacific railroad, is default
er to over $500,000.
The late Senator Fairs associate in
wheat dealings has sold 10000 tons of
wheat, chiefly May option.
The cotton mills at Pawtucket, r..
l., are running on full time with an
advance in wages.
The Washington and Baltimore cleo
trio road will be pushed TO competitions;
it will cost S2,000,O00
Sam Small has bought the News
and Courier, of Norfolk, and will pub
lish it as the Evening News.
The Chinese Government negotiateS
a further loan of G25, 900, 900 from a
syndicate of Western European
bankers.
A train from Philadelphia TO
Atlantic City averages 764 miles per
hour for the whole distance; one mile
was made at the rate of 81 8 miles per
hour.
At Edgefield, O., John G. Swear
fngen was killed by his brother-in-law,
B. l. Jones; the dece lSed is a brother
in-law of Senator Tillman.
Near Frederick, Md, a negro on last
Sunday attempted an assault on a
lady; he has been tried, convicted and
is now in the penitentiary for ten
years.
Live stock men of Chicago do not
like Secretary Morton's report inti-
mating that the high price of meat is
the consequence of a combination
among them.
The administration is preparing foI
vigorous campaign against free
coinage of silver; al. the officials ap
pointed by Mr.. Cleveland are being
! urged to organize Systematically fol
conducting the campaign; most of the
Cabinet officers will enter the field
this summer.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02

They Have Been Consulting With
Congressman Settle.


The Baltimore Herald has
letter from Raleigh about Republican
politicians from which the following
extracts are made:
The presence of Hon. Thomas Set
tic, Congressman from the Fifth
North Carolina District, at Green's
bnrO, n c.. where he is in close con-
suitation with the Republican bosses
Of the State. is giving rise to a good
deal of speculation As to what is brew
ing in the camp Of the chiefs
Settle was the leading champion
of Fusion" in the late campaign.
which resulted in the overthrow of
the Democratic party in the State, and
as a result he is recognized authori-
ty in shaping the Republican policy,
and it is generally conceded that he
carries it in his pocket. 1t is also
generally known that he is trying to
shape things so as to turn the State
into the column of Hon. Thomas B.
Reed for President.
1.-THE result is that all the Republi-
can bosses of the State are flocking
about Settle and endeavoring to get
on his 'bandwagon,' believing that
he will be the controlling spirit in the
next national campaign. During the
past few days cid leaders, like Thomas
B. Keogh, DR.. Wheeler, of Winston,
and others, who have always run
counter to Settle, have been in close
consultation with him at Greensboro.
Opposite the vigorous young figure of
Settle in North Carolina politics
stands the giant form of Col. James
E Boyd. who himself desires to shape
the policy and control the patronage
of the State. The stampede of the
old leaders to the Settle camp is caus-
ing sensation in Republican circles,
and will have an important bearing
upon the success of the next campaign
in this State. / f Settle absorhs
enough strength in this way. it is said
that he will control the patronage
after the election. This will mean
the side-tracking of the old leaders
like Col. Boyd, Dr. Mott and Loge
HarriSn
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
YOUNG ELLER'S CRIME.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
ASHE COUNTY MURDER
Latham Killed With Sycamore Stick
Which was Afterwards Found
With Blood On 1t.

With Blood On 1t.
in Jail here for the murder OF Roy
Latham, in Ashe county, was first
carried to the wilkes Jail. Fearing a
lynching bee, the officers decided it
best to send the prisoner to Forsyth.
The evidence against Eiler appears
to be circumstantial. The difficulty
between the two young men, as stated
yesterday, originated over pistol.
Young Latham loaned his pistol to
another young man. Eller went to
the young man and asked for the pis-
tol and got it, saying he had bought
it from Latham. Latham sent word
to Eller to bring the pistol home.
Eller said he would, and on Friday
evening, the 10Th, about sundOwn,
Eller went to Latham's home and
told nim that he had left the pistol
up the road, and they walked off to-
gether. Eller had a large sycamore
stick In his hands.
Next morning about 10 o'clock La
than was found dead in the North
prong of New river. He had bruises
on his head. Up in the direction the
young men had walked was found the
sycamore stick which Eller had, with
stains of blood on it. There was con-
siderable blood on the ground and
signs where he had been dragged to
the river, about thirty or more feet
distant.
Suspicion at once rested upon EIler.
He found it out and left the commun-
ity, but was taken by the officers
over near the Virginia line At the
preliminary trial Eller waved eXami-
nation and was sent to Jail.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-02
Gen Harrison Silent.

A representa- tive of the Cincinnati
Times-Star called on ex-Presi dent
Harrison at Richmond, Ind, Wednes
day. In response to questions con-
Harrison said:
Il like to see my friends and talk
with them and [ have special liking
for those Of the newspaper press, but
l must warn you that | cannot be in
terviewed on any political question.
This / have had to state repeatedly.
The effort is made frequently, but /
deny all alike. When l desire to say
anything on the silver question or re-
say it in a public speech and not in a
newspaper interview.