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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
a Valuable Old Coat.

People often select curious places
in which to hide their boards, but it
remained for an unfortunate Welsh
woman to choose one more singular
perhaps than usual. The good lady
lived in a cottage with her husband,
and the other day, while she was alb
sent from home, a tramp called and
asked for aims The old man had
none to bestow upon him, but he
gave him an old, dilapidated coat,
which he had long since cast aside.
On the wife's return she missed the
coat and was horror struck to learn
what had become of it, for it turned
out that the foolish woman had for
years been boarding up money and
hiding it away in this same old coat.
The tramp was particularly for
tunate, for he had netted exactly
esq by this charitable transaction
We regret to add that he was not
honest enough to return the money,
and diigent as the search has been
to discover his whereabouts he has
not been found. Thus the savings
of lifetime have been lost by a
combination of kindness and folly
London Tit-Bits.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
AMAZED THE ooMANcHEs.
The Braves Dumfounded by the Telephol

The Braves Dumfounded by the Telephone
and Photograph.
Mr. W. H. Quinette, post trader
and postmaster at Fort Sill, |. I,
was in town recently comforting with
the government officials relative to
matters connected with that post,
and among many interesting things
he spoke of about the Comanche In
dams who live at that point was the
effect produced on them by some
modern inventions in the department
of electricity Some months ago the
war department established tele-
phone service between Fort Si1l and
Fort Reno, 10 miles away. For their
amusement some of the officers az
ranged to have Indians who were
well acquainted with sach other
simultaneously brought into the two
ends of the telephone line and had
ccnTepsation between them opened.
Tbeefect of course was magical, az
ME voices We're at once mutually
recognized, and they We're compelled
to accept the explanation of the
strange fact that they were hearing
\ y
away
A much more dramatic scene was
the Indians first interview with that
wonderful device, the photograph.
An agent was sent out there from the
Smithsonian institution at Washing
ton to get q photographic record of
the language and songs of red men for
the archives of that institution. A lit
tie diplomacy resulted in the agents
getting his cylinders filed before the
savage suspicious were aroused.
The agent was introduced to the reg
ular night meeting of the Indians
for dancing, and 1t was explained
that he had been sent out by the
great father at Washington to get
acquainted with them and see how
they were getting along. The inter
view was nicely interspersed with
conversation, sonorous speeches from
the chiefs, tribal songs and dancing.
OF course the photograph, adapted
to receiving sounds out of doors, was
meantime making its quiet but in
faIlible record, and after awhile they
We're informed by Mr.. Quinette that
the agent had something new to
show them. One after another they
were permitted to place their ears to
the instrument from which came the
familiar sounds of their own voices
in speech and song. OF course it was
too much for them, and after ex-
pressing their helpless wonder their
characteristic caution caused them
to refuse to make any further con
tribution to the mysterious device.
But the shrewd Smithsonian agent
had already recorded on that simple
cylinder what viii reproduce for fu-
ture generations the language of
the wild Comanche long after the
dusly speakers and their descend
ants have passed from the arena of
sublunary affairs. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Mnrkinr the Indre.

When the judge looked over the
collection of pick ups and other vi
cious brio a brac spread before him in
the police courtroom and saw a man
under the sword of justice whom he
had seen there before, he was wrathy.
Didn't I tell you" he inquired
sternly, the last time you were here
if you came again I'd send you up
for 60 daysl"
Yes, your honor" confessed the
culprit.
Then what did you come here
for2"
ITO git the 60 days, your honor.
It's cheaper'n payin board"
It wouldn't do for the court to go
back on its word, and the prisonei
became guest of the city for the
time stated. -Detroit Free Press.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Indian Sand Painting.

Who ever heard of painting in
sand2 The Moki Indians understand
that species of art. Two paintings of
this kind, copied accurately from the
originals, have been newly placed on
exhibition at the National museum.
Perhaps they, might better be called
mosaics, being done in sand of six
different colors on a fiat, horizontal
surface. The colors are yellow. green,
white, black and a MIXTURE
Such pictures are made by Moki
priests and priestesses on the floors
of their subterranean chambers. The
six colors stand for the cardinal
points. yellow is the north, green is
the vest red is the south, white is
the east, black is the region above,
a11H all colors signify the region be-
/1ow
One of the two sand paintings is a
copy of the kind of picture made for
the annual ceremonial of the Moki
women's festival to the germ god,
which takes place in September. The
work of art is executed during the
progress of the secret rites 1t rep
resents two figures in an elaborate
frame of different colors. On the left
IS a likeness of a-kone-ma-na, the
patroness of the affair. She is clad
ia a white blanket. On the right is
portrait of one of the twin gods of
war, who carries a zigzag of light
ming in his hands.
The other picture is a facsimile of
the one made by the chief of the Fra
ternity of Antelopes at the festival of
the snake dance Washington Star
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Poor Spoilers.

That spelling is not the necessary
attribute of cleverness or inability to
spell the necessary mark of fool is
plain enough No. one who thinks
for a minute or two on the matter
will fail to remember that he knows
one or two men who cannot write
the simplest note without misspell-
ings, and that these are by no means
the most stupid of his acquaintance,
but often the cleverest.
The Duke of Wellington, it is noto-
rious, could not spell and there have
been plenty of other men of his men
tai caliber quite as ilhterate. Some
one has lately collected a list of dis
tinguished Frenchmen who could not
spell, and heads it with Theirs, who,
though not a genius, was certainly
one of the cleveFest men that ever
lived. Theirs liver could manage
to spell his native>language, though
as a writer he was correct enough.
London Spectator.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Philosophy from BIiIyilIe.

From the Atlanta Constitution
The cold weather has stove us up
and there is no wood for the stove.
The average trace war" is made of
one barrel of mean whisky and about
six miles of mouth
Some folks want the government
to take care of 'em SO bad that they
pitch in and rob postoffice.
Billville is so down on bonds that
we got to be treasurer without
making any.
Our representative is a drawing
card in Washington. He draws his
salary as faithfully as his constitu-
ents draw the line on him.
We are convinced that the man
who wrote that song of the "Old
Oaken Bucket" never had to draw
water for six Georgia mules in the
middle of January.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Matrimonial combinations.

The recent marriage in this city of
a Mr.. Tarr and Miss Feather, thus
forming the most harmonious union
of tar and feathers known to history
is matched by a Bucks county couple
who crossed the Delaware the other
day to avail themselves of the easy
marriage laws of New Jersey. The
groom was Bartlett A Downs and
the bride Miss Elizabeth Ups, and
their runaway wedding moved a
rural poet to sing:
In matrimony's happy state,
Through Cupid's smiles and frowns,
We find in Gfe, however straight,
There viii be Ups and Downs.
Philadelphia Record
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
NolIekens and Chantrex.

Nollekens, the sculptor of George
III, had a rare generosity which
more than made up for his eccen-
tricities. When Chantrey, afterward
SO famous, sent his bust of Horne
Tooke to the exhibition, he was
young and unfriended. Nollekens
said to those who were arranging the
works for the exhibition.
There's a fine, a very fine, work.
Let the man who made it be known.
Remove one of my busts and put
this one in its place"
Often afterward when he was re-
quested to make bust he would say
], in his persuasive, well nigh irresisti-
BILE way: go to Chantrey. He's the
man for bust. He'll make a good
bust of you. always recommend
him"
Yet this same man was penurious
to fault and by absolute frugality
accumulated a fortune of $1,000, 900.
Youths Companion.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Chinese Cues.

The custom of Chinese wearing
pigtails is not SO very ancient. It
dates from 1927, when the Manchus,
who then commenced their conquest
of the Celestial empire, enforced this
fashion of doing the hair as sign of
degradation. The average cue is
3 feet long. There are 200, OOO,-
900 adult Cinnamon, so that their
united pigtails measure 113, 636 miles,
a sufficient quantity to go four and a
half times around the earth and with
enough over to hang all the murder
ers in the world for the next so years,
using couple of yards of material
for each operation Mag
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Tobacco worth Its weight In silver.

According to John Aubery, who
wrote celebrated work on 1.-The very
queere Indian weede," there was a
time when tobacco was worth its
weight in silver. Among other things
Aubery says: Sir Walter Raleigh
was the first that brought tobacco
into England, and in our parts
North Wilts-it came first in fashion
through Sir Walter Long. They had
silver pipes, but the commoners used
a walnut shell. 1t was sold then for
its weight in silver I have heard
some of your old yeomen neighbours
say that when they went to Chippen-
ham to market they always culled
out their shillings to lay in the scales
against the tobacco. Now the Gus
toners of it are among the greatest
that his majesty hath. st. Louis
Republic
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
"PrincipIes in Abeyance."
From the News & Observer.

From the News & Observer
Step by step The Boss leads those
who follow him into the Republican
party. Last August, he told the
PopuIists that it was necessary to
effect fusion with the Republicans in
order to repeal the election law.
Later on, the repeal of the present
system of county government was
given asia reason for putting ''their
principles in allegiance until these
things should be secured. That was
in August, September, October and
November.
Now the Legislature is going to
repeal the election law, and change
present system of county govern
ment. When that is done, and But
Ter elected to the Senate, it was be-
lieved by the Populists, before the
election, that Fusion would end, and
the principles "held in abeyance"
would come to the surface again.
In his speech in the joint caucus,
however Mr.. Butler urged his follow
ers to continue fusion, saying:
"This victory will be useless unless
it is followed by another, for if DEM
ocrats get control they will pass such
election laws as to leave no vestigt
OF reform. Any man who
opposes this continuance of fusion
does not do his duty to his people
and the Stat, Unjust be continued
to show the Republicans that the
Populists were not acting stlti+hly
when they claimed the ,sItg term in
this fight, for next time the Popu-
lists will give it to the Republicans. =
In the same tone spoke 'tMe Too"
Pritchard:
81 agree fully with Mr.. Butler that
it would never do to stop the coop
Grafton fight now, but the thing to
do is TO go hand in hand and whip
the Democrats in 1896 "
Very good for Pritcbard- Coop
Grafton" gives the Republicans the
victory in 1896. But where do the
Populists come in for free silver, fifty
dollars per capita, and other re
forms ?"
1t begins to look like the leaders OF
the Populists have held their priuci-
pies in abeyance" SO long that it will
take search warrant to find them.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
WOMEN ON scHooL BOARDS.
Miss Grace Dodge IL an Advocate OF
Their~a ppoint menr.

Miss Grace Dodge il an Advocate OF
Their~a ppointmenr.
From Harpcr's Bazaar.
Women place as teachers in
schools has never been d.sputed, aud
we see everyw here fye-S!Xths of the
teachers III primary al q grammer
school systems women. Then the
largest pc, centage of hildreh are
below 10 yenrs OF age-thes age that
in homes both sons aud 0aug hters
are left to the training care Of the
mothers. Why in the past has there
been a question that woman's nf1u.
fence and place should not be Official
Why in this country are there ST. few
women on school boards. either as
trustees or commissioners?
Women serve everywhere on the
school boards of Great Britain, and
three at least sit on the great school
board Of London. Only two weeks
ago Miss Davenport Hill was elected
to represent the city of London
itself, and had 5000 majority,
though her opposing candidate was
a prominent duke. In France the
influence of women has been felt in
/ national educational com missions
and the same is true of other coun-
tries.
School systems mean Infinite de-
tail; women are accustomed to con-
slider detail, and are anxious to in
vestigate ard study small matters,
realizing their Importance upon
/ great. Women have L" O., trained az
| housekeepers; there il mach house-
keeping in connection with school
work. Women's PEI crp1i,.ns and
| intuitions are apt to be k,ener than
mems, and these qualities are needed
| where children areconcerned. Women
have more leisure than men during
chool bours, and therefore can visit
| thoroughly, and have time for con
| ferences and discussions with princi
pals, teachers and parents
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Columns of Sand In the Air.

On the plateaus of our southwest
ern border states the most furious
whirlwinds often fail to raise the
sand more than few feet above the
level of the plain till suddenly, per-
haps an hour after the crisis of the
storm, great columns rise to height
of hundred yards, and swaying
from side to side waltz about like
tipsy giants.-Detroit Free Press.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
.Appomattoxr Once More.

!. Surrender" the Virginia post
Office. where, under the famous apple
tree, Lee handed his sword to Grant,
is, "Appomattox,' once more. The
Postoffiee Department has found a
way of bringing about the change by
calling the new county seat. former
ly known as Nebraska" "West
Appomattox," and restoring to the
original Appomattox it's historic
E.ame.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
A Prison Precaution.

From the Richmond Dispatch.
First Convict wonder why it is
they gives us so little meat in this
institution?
Second Convict-They re afraid to.
First Convict-Airaid to? For
what reason, I'd like to know?
Second Convict-Why, the doctors
say that too much meat il apt to
make man break out.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
decentralization.

When he begins to say it was his
fault, and she begins to declare it
was hers, walk softly out of the
room. That is the kind of differ
ence of opinion that leads to an agree
ment.-Atchison Globe.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Wilson and tie I.su,

From the New York World
Hon. VIM. l.. wilson stated the
situation with his accustomed force
when he said at the Jackson Day
banquet in Philadelphia that recent
events have shown that either the
trusts or Democracy must be the
governing influence in the United
States. This is the iss Ne, and it is
very clearly defined one
ji-ass cam
From the Atlanta Joulnall
o times are mighty mighty hard
Is just some people, song.
But they Will have a different note
When the circus comes along.
Over in Canada.
From the Atlanta Journal
Natiye-"Just arrlveti?'
Stranger-"Yes, came across the
line this morning."
Native-'On a pleasure trip"
Stranger-"No, l am bank
cashier and have been closely con.
fined. So took a little change"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
moment.

The first book made Of ground wood
paper has been placed in the Berlin test
ing office for examination recently. It
is said to be in good condition. As it
was printed in 1852, very nearly half
century ago, the argument that wood
paper has no durable qualities appears
to be ssrioualy shaken.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24

About two years ago was confined to my
room with breaking my leg which my
physician pronounced Eczema AboUg three
weeks ago the same disease broke out again on
the same leg, and my physician has been attend
ing me regularly, calling from once TO twice
daily, the sores all the time getting worse. 4
friend called 10 see me, and brought about
one half teaspoonfUl Of CUTICUBA, advising
me to try it, telling of himself, brothers and
mother having been cured by il. | would
not try it at first, although / had been on
crutches for over two weeks. and at one time
counted between twenty-five and thirty surIur-
ating sores, and had not slept more than five
hours in three nights. Monday morning about
four o'clock the pain, burning and itching be
came so severe that l determined to Try CUTE
CURA, thinking that if it did no good. It could
not make my leg much worse, for II was as raw
as piece of beef and as red as beet, so |
applied the CUTICURA, and in FIVE minutes AFTER
laid down was asleep. Next day sent ana
got box of CUTICURA. and III pledge my ho!e@I
word would not take 500 to-day for 1t. II
could not get another commenced using
CUTICURA Monday morning about four O'Clock,
and to-day (TueSday1 my Leg is nearly We'll not
withstanding l had not walked step without
my,crutches in two weeks Ny gratitude TO the
man who first compounded CUTIcURA Is pro
found. NAV God bless him.
T. 7. FRAZIER, South Boston, N2.|
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24

During the year 1895 we will keep
up the reputation of our store by
offering all goods at prices below
anything attempted heretofore. We
will carry more extensive stock,
especially in the dry goods line,
having made arrangements with one
buyer in New York to send us all
the latest novelties as they come out.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
Our Special Sales

Are meeting with great success
In this week, NEXT FRIDAY, we
will sell, with our lace and embroid-
cry sale. all our RIBBONS, of which
we have an immense stock Over
1000 pieces to select from.
In a few days we will have for
sale the biggest thing ever sold for
the money in Winston. Look out
for our ad later and see what you
are going to get.
For a few days only, all our line
of linen hemstitched handkerchiefs
(drummers' samples) which we will
offer o ,e-four5h less than wholesale
prices. Parties desiring something
extra fine should examine these.
Scl1ouler's Racket.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-24
ON CLUTCHES 2WEEKS

Limb Raw as Beef and Red as Beet.
Pain, Burning, and Itching Ter
ribIe. Not 3 Hours Sleep in Is
Days. Makes One AppIica-
ton of Cuticura and in
, Minutes is Asleep.
a Remarkable
Case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-17
HERE AND THERE.

1eslerdays clearings were s266.523. as
COMPARED with s303,552 for the same day
VI t "a year sa The week clearings footed
up si,il2,622 as compared with 81, AGA. 99S for
the corresponding week of 1894
Sander Sandersen, one of the nioneers
oL otah, died on Friday at the advanced
age OF I6 years. The funeral services
t wele ,e Gonducted by Bishop Hardy from
Express avenue at 1 o'clock D. M yester-
day A large number of friends were
present. lnterment in City cemetery
;, Tomorrow night, it is expected. the
W vdnro sn OF nre and police commissioners
Donovan ease 'R Wbet6 decision in the
members of the board have as VET
reached conclusion is not known
NOT not he 10 sneg nave the nature of it can
aid reporters, although some other Der
soiis assume TO know all about it.
Monday evening, November Is. at 7
2. M, classes will be started in French
c Spaliasn, guitar, mandolin, etc, French
lion e oIs Cd eiol Glubs and Spanish conversa-
a. membership card to the Y NJ c. A. is
NOT absolutely necessary 10 join in one
t 1a sne daI9resald studies The public in
Vited. 80
Ihs Salt Lake County Teachers asso-
cIatlon held its regular meeting at the
~ t7llSn scnooi yesterday, at which, after
iIe Usual opening exercises Miss NJ A
a0iton' OF the Salt Lake city schools,
TAXED on the subject of teaching primary
geography, giving a strong outline of the
GUY ana work of the teacher in making
the teacher but highly entertaining for
the pupil. Mr.. Augsburg followed with
his drawing lessons. Adjourned for two
weeks.
Rev. %; O. Taylor, the scientific tenn
perence lecturer, arrived here last even
ing, and will begin series of lectures
To-Day; He will speak in the First Baptist
church TINS morning and at the Y. NJ. c.
A. TINS afternoon at o'clock. His SUBJ
lect VIII be CHRISTIAN Citizenship" This
evening he will give his popular lecture,
Ihat BOY OF Yours" at the First NJ. E.
He will also speak at the First
IS treating this all important subject
from an entirely new standpoint. Every
body is cordially invited to be present at
any or all of these lectures.
Some residents of Sugar House are
complaining of the way herds of sheep
are driven over private grounds instead
Of the roadway MIR. II. II. Harris, one of
he owners of pasture and farming lands
here has complained to the officials about
his nuisance. but so far to no avail. On
Friday he had sheepherders, D. P. Davis
constable and taken before the justice of
The peace in Sugar precinct, but the
hearing was postponed until Nov. 29th. |
People living in the vicinity complain
about this trespasS as it damages their |
pasture grounds considerably and causes |
hem much annoyance The nuisance
hOuld be abated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-17
STEVE WAS ELECTED.
He Was Running For Tailor and
Promised to Treat His Prisoners
Well.

The group at the Hotel Page were talk
ing about orators and oratory, when up
spoke Colonel Samuel Dalton of Lou
Siana:
The best speech 1 ever heard, the
most pointed, cogent and convincing,
emanated from an old friend of mine,
now the Honorable Steve Sharp of Fay
cite county, Kentucky, my former home.
1t was right after the war, and Steve
was running on the Democratic ticket
for county jailer. He had served already
several terms as deputy. The prospects
of Democratic success seemed hopeless
as for the first time the negroes were
going to vote, and, of course, they could
the Republican nominees.
There was to be a grand barbecue
and Republican rally at a precinct where
the colored men were thick. Steve was
nervy enough to attend the meeting.
There were about LOCO darkies present
and not over dozen whites, all of