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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
BkCTERIOLOGY.
This Bacillus Business Has Spread So rs
to Make Us All Little Nervous.

This Bacillus Business Has Spread So as
to Make Us All Little Nervous.
Of Campbell.s lives of the lord chan
cellors, in the succession of which there
was possibility that he might himself
appear, Lord Brougham said that it had
added a new terror to death. Life has
been so stuffed with new terrors by the
bacteriologist that there is hardly room
for another, and beside him the most
proliX and prosaic historian and biog
rapher becomes an innocent and harm
less figure indeed. There is hardly any
physiological or moral condition which
is not now fitted with its bacillus, the
proportion and structure of that micro
scopio reptile being given with diabol-
ical accuracy and verisimilitude. 1t
would really be relief not to know
quite SO much of the minute organi-
cations which accompany morbid path
illogical states if there were any way
of escaping it. The doctors have to
know, of course, but the knowledge
might be confined to them, as the sacer-
dotal mysteries used to be to the priest
hood. 1t would save no end of popular
anxiety and alarm. With every symp-
tom the patient is now assured that he
is asSalled by new and v1ruIent micro
coccus, and the constantly published re-
searches Of the mioroscopists tend to iu-
fame his imagination and increase his
alarm.
Here is an italian bacteriologist who
says he has discovered the bacillus Of
old age, and when he has found out the
right sort of salt to put on its tail its
ravages will be at an end, and old age,
as condition, will pass away, subsist-
ing only as a theory or remote retro
spect He has not yet disclosed the
structural outlines of this curious reptil-
ian debutante, and it may be only an
after dinner vision, to which science
will deny a recognized place. leaving
old age, as it was before, an incurable
condition, with an invariably progress
i've tendency, in no need of bacteria to
accelerate it-New York Tribune.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Co,ored Floridians In Glover.

Nothing will kill young negro but
a charge of dynamite, and their stom-
achs must be wonderfully and fearfully
made. The freeze was an unmitigated
blessing to them, and they luxuriated
on frozen oranges for two weeks after
ward. 1t was fun to see them. They
would gather around the various ship
ping points, and when lot of fruit was
ordered to the cremator they would help
themselves before it was hauled away.
Some of the boys would eat two dozen
frozen oranges at a sitting, or standing,
rather, and the feat did not seem to
harm them in the slightest. Some of
the bootblacks and newsboys made a
point of buying 5 cents worth of frozen
oranges every day for their dinner.
They could get a dozen large ones for
a nickel. and they would eat them way
down to the yellow hide A white boy
who attempted the same performance
would have had several different kinds
Of cramp collie in less than 10 minutes
Florida Times Union.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
E.-speaker Reeds New Cane.

Everybody who knows Mr.. Reed at
all knows his adherence Of loud or
flashy dress. He Gislikes jewelry. His
scarfpin, when he wears one, is of the
most modest kind. No rings sparkle on
his fingers. and nothing could be more
unobtrusive than his watch chain.
Well, the other day. when Mr.. Reed
was in Providence, he was presented
with n cane. 1t was an enormous affair,
with a head as big as a football and
with great amount of god cary
ing and elaborate filigree work. MIR.
Reed gasped as he clutched the cane,
but he carried it bravely until he settled
himself down in a railway car. Then
he took newspaper and quietly wrap
ped up the cane. He swathed the mass
i've head in his handkerchief, and he
sent the entire outfit into retirement
under the seat. When he reached his
hotel in this city, he handed the bun
die to his wife. He breathed sigh of
relief as he saw it consigned to clos
ct, and when it comes forth again it
will be because there is moving day
in the Reed household. Washington
Star
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
"wHY SO SAD, wllLtEr'
4 london Police Court Incident That
NADIA Even Lady Somerset Laugh.

4 London Police Court Incident That
Made Even Lady Somerset Laugh.
All London is laughing now over
bit of testimony that was given in the
hearings on Lady Henry Somerset's
crusade against the London music halls
Not to be behind our own DR.. Parkhurst
when he began his crusade, Lady Henry
Somerset determined to take the bull
by the horns and collect evidence her
self She secured another lady as zeal
Gus as herself as companion, and the
pair obtained the services of young
curate of their acquaintance as male es-
cort.
Now, it happens that Lady Somerset
is q woman of very generous proportions
and withal SO handsomely made that
some OF the ungodly have been wicked
enough to suggest that her ladyship
would make an enchanting living pic
ture herself 1t CHANGED also that the
lady who was to accompany her was OF
a similarly generous build, if anything
rather the larger of the two. On the
other hand, the young curate was slight
and weakened, with a pale, mild face,
that bore perpetual air of melancholy.
The trip was made, and when the de-
G0ctiNS party WAS p1aSSo upoA ZIG SeelSA
during the hearing the justice asked her
ladyship if in her travels about in the
slums she had been molested OF accosted
in any offensive way. Lady Henry was
compelled TO reply that she had not. but
that, on the contrary. she had rather re-
spectful treatment Her companion gave
similar testimony.
: When the little ourate took the stand,
the judge asked the same question of
him-if he had been accosted.
! Yes replied the little man in a
shrill voice. land very extensively too. .
! WELL" said the judge. what did
the women say to you?"
8 We'll, sir" the curate declared,
with comical indignation, Sin one OF
the music halls couple of women came
up to me, and one of them brazenly
chucked me under the chin and said,
why so sad, Willie?' -
| Even Lady Henry Somerset could not
suppress her laughter.-New York Her
aid
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Freezing of Pipes Prevented.

An English firm is introducing an
automatic air valve intended to prevent
the bursting of pipes by frost. The valve
is soldcred into the water pipe at the
highest position Of the building and
normally is kept closed by the pressure
of the water inside the pipes In time
of frost the main cock is closed, and
then by opening the lowest tap il; the
building the water in the house pipes
tan be run off. air coming through the
air valve to take its place. Thus the
pipes, being filed with air, cannot
freeze. On turning on the water from
the main again the air valve closes au-
tomatically. Philadelphia Record.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
An Interesting Insurance Question

William Bailey, who had been buying
horses and shipping them south, and
who accidentally shot himself through
the right foot two weeks ago, has died
of his injuries. Bailey came here from
Fort Scott. Shortly after the first of
the year he took ont two accident in
surance policies, one in the Fidelity and
Casualty company for $4,000 and the
other in the Standard company for like
amount. The latter company claims ex-
emption under a clause which releases
it If the insured is injured while in the
act of violating state law. Local rep
resentatives of the company claim that
as Bailey was shot by the accidental dis
charge of revolver in his pocket he
was carrying a concealed weapon, and
thereby violating the state law.-Atch-
ison Kan. Dispatch.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Hears with Hi. Month.

A bog whose mouth is wonderful, in
that it does the double service of tasting
and hearing, was in San Antonio today.
His name is John Mihand, and his home
is at Sabinal. He was born ten years
ago. Both ears were closed at birth,
and they have never been of service to
him. But by remarkable freak of ma
ture his mouth has done what his ears
ought to have done, and he is not in
oommoded in the slightest. Several local
doctors examined and tested the powers
of the mouth and pronounced the case
phenomenon without parallel. San
Antonio TEX. Dispatch.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
milnon.h of a second photo~raph.

Professor G. V. Boys says that to take
photographs of bullet as it is being
projected through the air at maximum
possible speed it is necessary to have re-
course to a method of illumination in
fniteiy more rapid than given by an
electric spark. For this purpose steel
mirror, SO mounted as to revolve at the
enormous speed of 1000 times per sec.
ond, is used. This mirror is not larger
than silver % cent piece, and tho
beams of light given off from it pass
across the screen at such an unthinkable
rate of speed that it enables the photog
raphers to take pictures of the bullet
on exposures Of only millionth Of q
second
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
raE DISCOVERY es Assen.
cotncldenees Connected with the Expert
p6eats Made by Scientists.

pfeats Made by Scientists.
Professor Ramsay explained in an in
teryiew last week how he discovered
Cargon, the new element in the atnos-
phere which is now exciting the won
der CT the scientific world. He said:
1.-The impulse came directly from Lord
Rayleieh He was much impressed by
the fact that atmospheric nitrogen was
heavier than chemical nitrogen. This
might be duo to an admixture of lighter
gas with chemical nitrogen or TO the
presence Of a gas of greater weight in
atmospheric nitrogen Lord Rayleigh
was inclined to the former explanation,
and some four years ago he consulted me
about the manufacture of chemical nj
trogen.
Il regarded the second explanation as
the true one, and after he had been ex
perimenting for some time | asked his
permission to make experiments on my
own account He never hesitated to &C.
cord his consent, and l set to work.
It was dreary waiting for results that
never came but there We're times Of
high excitement as my suspicious be-
came probabilities, and probabilities
grew into triumphant certainty. At
ItHStIls HI last. L was %abiO ~ SGASs
Lord Rayleigh three ounces of the new
gas
''He replied at once. He also had
some of the gas. Our investigations,
conducted Independently, had led to
simultaneous success, as has been the
case with so many discoveries and inven-
tons There was still another coinci-
denco Il little later. AS soon as we got
the gas we wanted TO find out its nature
Was it chemical com bination or q me-
/ chauical mixture: Was it monatomio or
diatomic, simple or compound? Profess
or Olszewski of Cracow was expert
menting with it in communication with
me. By the application of heat he made
the discovery that there was no loss OF
heat through intermolecular motion.
| We made out that argon was monatom-
&c. I wrote the news TO Cracow. My
letter had hardly gone when received
a communication from my confrere. He
had also suspected the monatomic nature
Of the new gas. but for another reason.
Argon weighs 20 times as much as n.y.
drogen and l6 times as much as oxy-
gen. He had expected the heavier gas
to liquefy at a higher temperature. To
his surprise, it liquefied at a lower tenn
perature. There was only one conclu-
! sion. and that was argon was monatoin-
ic. But it was curious that letters an.
nouncing the same information should
cross. New York Sun s London Cor
respondent
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
AN APPEAL ON WALL PAPER.
Getting Out the Edition of a Newspaper
Under Trying Conditions.


A recent issue Of the Galloway (Neb }
Tribune was printed on wall paper and
contained the following explanations:
laid is being sent here for the farmers.
but we can't issue on aid, flour or a
piece of side meat, and having run all
our white paper through we are using
up the wall paper given us. which is
about exhausted, and only the Office
towel is left, which has not been wash
ed for seven years. So we ask our broth
er printers to consider our situation,
with family to support, with nothing
coming III. and we know their ever gen.
erous disposition will see some way to
contribute a little paper or a couple
hours work to keep my paper going for
the good it will do the outside world in
telling them how this afflicted, drought
stricken district is getting along; also to
enable Us to get shoes and proper wraps
for our wife and four children. All COM
munications will be cheerfully answered.
and any donation viii be acknowledged
in the press, whether for us or to be
divided with other printers in this dis
$ric -
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Moving scythe Fen on His Head.

n certain moonshiner in Davidson
county, who occasionally deals ia
mountain dew, heard that revenue
officers were soGn TO pay him I visit,
says the Dispatch IlrwaDted togive
them i warm receipt on, aud prepared
for them by placing Il MOVING scyJbe
blade up over his place Of business so
that when the officers entered IL would
fall down on their heads But alas
0ae night the poor fellow had occa-
SIGN t. enter the still himself, forget
ting all about his trap, when the
blade came down with full fotce on
his own head, making very severe ard
dangerous wound, with which he is
laid up.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18

In these lines we are carrying a
larger and more complete stock than
ever before. We have all the novel
ties of the season and are receiving
daily large invoices of these goods.
A nice line of silks suitable for
waists. Something extra fine In
Satin duchess and French Gros
Grain in black only. Several grades
In black crepon for IS, 95 aud 81,
worth double. Novelties in dress
patterns only. No two alike. A
full line of choice silk evening
shades, SO inches wide, only As cts.
per yard. The very latest designs
In lases in all the new shades, also
the new STYLE of English embroid-
cry. Oar stock is complete Some
thing new in yelling. The Trilby
is all the style.
In speci llties this week we have
genuine French nainsook and inn
ported pique suitable for children's
sacks and dresses, which is all the
rage this season. Ne carry a line
of ladies waists, pique laundered
with studs, for SO cents each. a
bargain. Received this week line
of lesding make of kid gloves,
spring SD. ). at SLIPS per pair,
former pri $I75.
In our millinery department we
are selling an immense quantity.
Owing to the demand for these
goods we are compelled to increase
our force in order TO fill orders.
Our new Knox sailor hats are selling
fast and becoming TO most every
body. Ask to see the Trllby hat
when in the store.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Mrs. Yates Defeated.

Mrs. Yates, who as mayor of One
hunga, New Zealand, did so much 70
discourage other communities from
making women mayors, has not been
reelected Her fellow citizens have re-
pudia.ed her and placed mere man IN
the mayora1 chair. But Mrs. Yates IS
going to have her revenge Oh n world
that watched her czarlike rule without
sympathy. She is going to make toar
and lecture. New York World.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Surprised Him.

Walter Dunlop, the well known hu
morous Clergyman of Dumfries, was one
day talking to a brother of the cloth,
who in afacetious manner said, well,
Walter, believe after all has been sale:
that my head could hold two of yours. !"
Man, !" replied Walter, with paw
Ky smile, II never thocht before that
your held was sac eempty. ''-Household
Words
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
How to pevelop the Chest.

Every night and morning practice
kneading the chest with the arms crossed
that is, rub the right side with the
left hand, and vice versa. about. 100
times This will increase the chest one
fourth of an inch monthly and the arms
in proportion.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
voman's Work Never Done.
Chap Book

NO." said the weary housewife to
the minister on his sick call, "there
amt no use talkin' of the rest ever
lastin' for the likes o me Pears
thet other folks git luck like that,
but don't. I've ben stumpiD'
around on my feet ever sence [ was
born, and faint likely to let up Z
| was put under ground on Mon
day, don't you torgit the Resurrec
tion would come along o. Chewsday
and hustle me- ont | know what to
look for! How's. your
Mehitab!e's jam turned out this
fall ?"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
japan and China.

New York Times.
Everything that happens in the
war between China aud Japan makes
it more and more clear that the
japanese, in castigatiug China, have
not been aggrandiziDg themselves
merely. but have been comforting au
immense benefit upon the human
race aud promoting the cause of
civilization.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
His Advantage.

Small Boy-Papa, what is self made
man?
Papa self made man. my boy, is
one who is always described as having
commenced life as bootblack or an Of
fee boy, while the rest of us ordinary
mortals began this world as bowling in
fants.-Loudon Tit-Bits-
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18

count OF the
Holy Roman EN-
pire, is one Of
Omaha's fore
m o s t philan-
thropists, and the
pope thus honor
ed him because Of
his munifcent
gifts in the field
OF charity and
education. Some
years ago the
pope made Mr.
Crei g b I o n q
D-<-1& - Ga
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Easter Morn.

Charles Il Crandan.
Oh. freely swing and erandly swell
We church tower bells, with merry din.
The darkness of our souls cxpel
And let the light OF love come in.
Break brightly. glorious Easter morn.
Into these gloomy hearts Of ours.
That they. too may this daY adOrn
and shed perfume ike the flowers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Our Actors

1t is remarkable fact that most of
the SO called Irish comedians in this
country are americans, and most of the
English aoto-s are I-ish.-New Orleans
Picayuns
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
No Wedding.
.I.dgc

d tuEc
This Easter brings ME no content
The reasons plain to see:
She gave up many things in Lent.
Among them being me
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
Two Visions.

Chicago Record.
I've a dream Of an Easter hat" she said.
While her husband sat pale and still;
-'Oh, then" he said and hung his head
I've q nightmare Of BILL
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18

Ono or Americas Three Catholic Counts
John A. Creighton. upon whom Pope
Leo XIII recently conferred the title Of
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18

correct and guaranteed ready to build
q competent architect being provided for. They
1t postpaid to any address on above terms.
$500 for furnishing plans with all the detail given in
Afforded an opportunity seldom offered. Every Is
with the vslueps fund Of Information given ~ mn-
ndvahtsge cfIAis cnsr.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18

All plans are drawn to scale and are
from-everythinE that can be furnished oy
neatly wrapped in pasteboard tube and SCI
An architect would require upwards OIL
ours and readers OF the SENTINEL are thus
Interested In building ~ some extent and
s1nd Ill ox<4r4 6lreck 70 the sExxxHEL
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-04-05
HE WAS AN HONEST JUDGE.
Acknowledged that the Jury IInd Nor,
SCnsc thnn He Hnl.

Acknowledged that the Jury Had Moro
Sense than He HID.
Judge Underwood, of Georgia, like
other Judges, sometimes gave charges
to Jurlcs which were not the product OF
reflection. On one occasion he was
presiding ut Calhoun. In the Cherokee
circuit. for brother judge, his own
being the Rome circuit. a case of some
little consequence was being tried he.
fore him, Col. II. ]. Kilicr representing
the plaintiff. Tho judge fully adopted
Col. Kikcr's view of the case, and so
charged the jury. The jury, however.
took IL different view and returned II
verdict squnrely In the teeth OF tho
charge. Brother Kilicr Immediately
moved for new trinl, OF course having
the greatest confidence that 1t would
be granted. Several days therca rtcr,
the motion having been perfected, It
was assigned for argument. and Broth.
or Kikcr arose and read his motion for
n now trial, baslng II entirely upon the
fact that the jury had found contrary
To the judges charge. Said Judge Uii.
dcrwood, after the charge WAS read
Brother Kilier. did charge thntY'
'ics, sir, YOU did, and YOU have so Ger
titled, and the jury found for the dc
fcndant," said Col. Kilicr, glccfully and
triumphantly, thinking; there was moth
Ing to do but take an order setting asld,
the verdict. "Well. then, brother
Killcr," said the judge, "If charged
thnt In this case, and the jury fount
against 1t, all have got 60 say is, thai
the jury had more sense than did, ant
congratulate them that their goot
sense went 70 such an extent MS to pre-
vent them being mlsled by the cour
into wrong verdict. don't care tC
hear from the other side. l overrul,
the motion for new trial"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-04-05
HOUSEKEEPING WISDOM.

Medicine stains can be taken off
silver spoons, when polishing powder
fails, by rubbing them with cloth
dipped in sulphuric acid and after
ward washing the spoons in soapsuds.
When ink stains appear on any white
surface wet the spots with mub. rub
in some salt and allow it to remain on.
1t sometimes requires several applica.
tions before the ink will bo removed,
II the material be colored, dissolve II
teaspoonful of oxalic acid in teacup.
full of boiling water and rub tue
stained part we'll with the solution.
The splnshes which como ON mahogany
writing tables or inkstands can be
washed off with spirits of salts or bv
rubbing the spots with cork which
has been dipped in aquafortis. WheD
the stains are gone wash the spot With
soap and water and polish. Strong
muriatic acid or spirits of snlts will
make an old floor look like new, and
chloride of lime mixed to paste with
water will be found capital thing
with which to clean silver stands
which have become marked with ink.
Chloride of lime can also DO converted
into capital ink eraser, and will not
damage the paper. Put drachm of
citric acid in u wineglass with ten.
spoonful of chloride OF lime, then
nearly fill the glass with water and
elfervescence will ensue. Roll some
soft linen round the finger, dip it in
the solution, touch the ink spots with
gentle friction, and they will dis.
appear. Marking ink can DO taken
out of linen by using saturated
solution OF cyanuret of potassium, mp.
piled with camel's hair brush. When
the marking ink has disappeared the
linen should he we'll rinsed in cold
water.-New York Recorder.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-04-05
Jnat yNhnt Ho Nocdcd.

An old woman of thrifty turn of
mind lives in Il village far away from
any town. Some time ago her husband
lay very III and the doctor had said
that he had not more than n week to
live. Tho old lady had to 20 to town
TO have her husbands mdicine put up,
and thinking it would save her sec.
ond long journey, she took the opportu.
nifty of buying the cake and wine for
the apparently inevitable funeral On
her return her dying husband interro-
gated her thus:
"What did yc get in tn toon, 'um
manY
II got yer medicine made up"
"An' what elsc?" inquired the in.
valid.
"Wecl," hcsitatingly, ms it's sac far
10 toon tlocht / MIGHT as wecl buy the
cake and wine for the funeral"
Giles q taste, lass"
She cut 4 piece OF cake and gave him
Il glass of wine. He liked them SO much
that he asked for more, and finally con.
Stunning all the cake and wine here.
covered.