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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
The Longest Telephone.

According to The Electrical Age,
.sthe longest commercial distance at
which the long distance telephone is
now operated is from Boston to st.
Louis, q distance of LOO miles.
This line is ore than twice as long
as any European telephone line"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
raLMAGE ON AkBIrRATI N.
Characteriz lu az The Gladdest
Event of Fighter C.uUuri.s

CnHFactertZ 8 IL "a Inc GlaQueSt
Event of Eightcen Centuries
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Dr. De
Witt Talmage, who succeeded DR..
Sunderland in The pastCrship of a
Presby terrain church here, in his
sermon yesterday morning referred
to the pending arb tratlon treaty
with Great Britain, characterlzing 1t
as the mightiest, grandest moves
ment for driving brutal war out of
the earth. He said the men who on
either side of the sea did most to
effect that plan OF arbitration have
made themselves immortal The
evening Of the present administers,
ton of the United States Governs
nent has been honored with the
gladdest event of eighteen centuries.
All civilized nations will copy the
sublime example. He implored the
Senate to promptly ratify the treaty.
Mr.. Cleveland was not present at the
service
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
Hanna Aspires to the Senate. -. -

CLEVELAND, o Jan. Is The Press
this afternoon says: IN A. Hanna
il an avowed candidate for the United
States senatorship. He announced
his intention this morning, for the
first time. after long confereno e
with ex-Congressmau Fl L Mrorey,
of Hamilton. o, who came to Cleve
land in the capacity OF Foraker's rep
resentative"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
Sailed Almonds.

Take one pound OF almonds, Jor
dan preferred, and boil until the skins
can be removed easily. Remove the
skins and dry. Fry in a mixture of
lard and butter until a rich brown
color, then roll in fine table salt.
After standing a few hours they have
q delicious taste.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

We hope the Legislature will do
nothing to impair the efficiency of
the State Guard. It's Importance is
not to be seriously doubted and it
should receive favorable recognition
at the hands of the peoples repre-
sentatiyes.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
Want the Winston Postoffice.

The fight over the Winston postof-
fee promises to be lively before Post
master Wilson's successor is named.
Mayor Crutcb field is an avowed can
didate and has petition out securing
the endorsement of friends for
the place. Col Z. FL. Lybrook is said
to be after the same plum.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

HORRIBLE indeed is the devasta
ton daily being wrought in India by
the double scourge of plague and
famine. Bombay Is reported to be
ga yeritable city of the dead and the
dying" The daily average of deaths
is placed at one hundred and seventy.
Fears are entertained that the plague
will spread and, possibly, cover the
whole of Europe.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
20 Sam Jones Going to Atlanta.

Evangelists Sam P. Jones and
George r. Stuart announce in the At
lanta papers that they will begin i
meeting at the Moody Tabernacle in
that city at 3 p m. on March 18th, and
continue it for at least two weeks
holding four services each week day
and two on each Sabbath.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

EVEN Mr.. Mckinley manifested an
interest In Pritchard's election. The
President-elect wired Representative
Brewer to vote for Jeter's return.
This doesn't look as if the gold-bug
administration anticipates any harm
from Pritchard's recent re flop on
the currency question.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
Comes Rack to North Carolina.

Rev. J. T. Bagwell, who has been a
member of the Arkansas Conference
for years and who has been trans
ferred to the North Carolina Confer
ence, was ia Charlotte Saturday, with
his family, en- route to his new ap-
pointment at Mattamuskeet, In the
extreme Eastern part of the State.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

"THE people are rising all over the
land against the domination of
trusts and monopolies,' says the
Boston Post. This is all right and
will count in the future, but speedier
results would have been secured if
more of them had done their rising
two or three months ago and voted
for the anti trust candidates for
President and for Congress.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
Burned to Death.

Mrs Covington, mother Of the mail
carrier between Walnut Cove and
Danbury, was fatally burned last
Thursday and died on Friday. She
was sitting by the fire place when her
clothes caught. The sad accident &C.
CURED at the home of Mrs. John Neal,
daughter Of the deceased.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

The New York Journal remarks
that "the gold standard Populist is
a rare political plant. He is grown
in North Carolina only and is pro-
duced by the Mark Hanna grating
process"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
LOST S3S.OOO.

Mr., VIM. Smithdeal, of Salisbury, is
loser to the amount of S3S, 900 by the
recent failure of the Yadkin Falls
Manufacturing Company, and few
days ago he confessed judgment for a
number of personal debts.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
A Downward Growth.
Americas Times-R Recorder.

AmtTICuS IIIHtS- h6CUTUtT.
Mr.. ClevelaDd's political populari-
ty grew like the goldbugs are trying
to get prosperity to grow, from the
top down. Who cares what Mr..
Cleveland may say of the Democratic
party when he retires? He is not in
r.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

The Senatorial contest developed
a new species of insect-the Populist
gold-bug-and the renovation of the
capitol failed to exterminate this
microbe. 1t had too strong a grip
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
Corporal Punishment in Schools.
Atlanta Journal.

Savannah is the first city in
Georgia to abolish the rod in public
schools. Corporal punishment is
now forbidden by the Savannah
board of education, and the teacher s
testify that discipline in the schools
has not suffered.
The rise OF the public school in
volved the gradual downfall of the
rod as the scepter of peddgogic
authority, but we have no doubt
that many occasions arise in our
schools where a thrashing is richly
deserved. The question is whether
corporal punishment is the most
judicious and effective remedy in such
cases, and that question is being
rapidly settled on the negative side. %
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
A January Thunder Storm.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 17.-At 5:35 this
evening the people Of Cleveland were
startled by an electrical storm which
would have been unusual even in mid
summer, but coming as it did in mid
winter, it created CONSERVATION,
especially among the perstitious, for
the lightning was vivid and the thun-
der loud and unusually severe. This
thunder storm in January was ac-
companied by heavy rain fall, almost
as heavy as the worst storm last sum-
mer. In the morning it was quite
cold, and just before the electrical
storm the atmosphere became so warm
that windows were opened and over
coats discarded
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

The folly of prejudice is frequent
ly shown by people who prefer to suffer for
years rather than try an advertised remedy.
The millions who have 40 such notions
take Ayers Sarsapalilla for blood diseases,
and are cured. So much for common
mon sense.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

10 smut Out democratic Post IN as erS.
Washington Dispatch.
1t il understood that the Senate
committee on postottices and post
roads has decided not to act upon
the 200 or 300 nominations of post
masters that are now before the com
mittee. All the nominees are pre-
sumahly Democrats, appointed by
President Cleveland since the last
session of Congress, and if confirmed
they would, under the tenure of
Office act, hold their places during
nearly all of President Mckinley
term
Senator Wolcott, the chairman of
the postoffice committee, Is in
Europe, and Senator Mitchell, the
second man on the committee, is in
Oregon, looking after his re election.
In their absence Senator Chandler, of
New hampshire, is acting chairman
OF the committee.
By holdit g up the nominations ell
this patronage is saved to the in
coming President, who can make
nomina tions and have them con
| tirmed at the extra session, thus car
ry ing the tenure of office of the ap-
| pointees into the life of the new ad.
ministratiOn.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
Repudiasing the Bime,alIic Pledge. :

From the Washington Post
The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser having erred and strayed SO tar
away from the Republican faith and
doctrine as TO speak c"ntemptu0u-ly
and derieively of one Of the most i'm
portant pledges in tie 81. Louis
platform, The Post warned itagaiust
such dangerous folly But that
kindly and Well meant admoDition
has, we regret to observe, utterly
failed of its generous purpose, and
the Commercial Advertiser continues
to sneer and point it's finger and
make faces at the solemn promise of
it's party to promote international
bimetallism. It still holds that the
pledge referred to twas not incor-
porated to be carried out" In other
words it was put into the platform
to deceive the voters-to get votes
on false pretenses. Such an allega-
ton, if made by a Democratic paper,
would not have been surprising
Hereafter, ell the opponents of the
Republican Party cannot only make
that charge, but can quote metro
politan republican journal in proof OF
1T.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
AT washington.

Detroit Tribune.
just pass a law to make people
pay US more for what we've got to
sell and we can make money chorus
of protected industries.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

The News and Observer takes a
prophetic glance In the following
assertion: "Those who believe that
a party where eight-tenths of its
members are negroes can long
remain In power in North Carolina,
do not understand the genius, the
temper and patriotism of the people
of this commonwealth. Four years
will mark the duration of it's tenure
of power"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21
Talmage to speak in Charlotte.

Rev. DIR. Dewitt Talmage is book
ed for lecture In the Charlotte
Opera House on the evening of Feb
ruary oath.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

IT Is now positively stated that
Senator Sherman has accepted the
tender Of the Secretaryship of State.
Now watch Hanna step into Sher-
mans shoes as Senator from Ohio.
1t is said he preferred this to Cabi-
net position and you know Hanna's
preferences are of prime considera-
tion. In fact, his command is but
little short of law In the inner circle
of McKinleyism, because he Is a big
part of this circle himself and owns
the balance.
IT is a little surprising that he
admitted it in his inaugural address,
but it Is evident that even Russell
sees the danger of placing our
municipalities under negro domino.
ton. He says, and his eandor is to
be commended, that "this General
Assembly will be called on to deal
with the management of towns and
cities. There should be no attempt
to avoid the necessity of protecting
the taxpayers of these municipali
ties against the danger of misrule by
propertyless and ignorant elements"
1T will be remembered that we ex-
pressed the suspicion that that In
dianapolis monetary conference was
a gold bug movement at the time the
request was made of our Chamber of
Commerce to send delegates thereto.
The Conference has been held and,
sure enough it lays down as the first
fundamental basis OF what it is
pleased to term ga consistent,
straightforward and deliberately
planned monetary SYSTEM" that
"the present gold standard shall be
maintained" OF course, people who
think this way have right to hold
as many conferences as they please
and resolve to their hearts content,
but they should do it under their
true name and not in a non partisan
disguise.
PERHAPS they would say 1t is none
of our business, but we venture the
remark that the Capital Club, of
Raleigh, added nothing to its own
laurels by bestowing exceptional
honors upon the incoming Governor.
We have very little patience with
this thing of cursfng fellow black
before election and then honey -fug-
Cling him If he happens to be success
full. There is deception about it at
one time or the other. We do not
lose sight of the fact that certain
amenities are due to high position,
but these do not necessarily involve
voluntary and unusual social dis
tinction where it Is not deserved. II
Russell Is what he was pictured dur
ing the campaign we see no necessity
for Democrats to participate in
Qualifications over his inauguration.
Rheumatism is caused by Tactic acid in
the blood Hoods eafsapariIla neutralizes
the acid and cures rheumatism.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-21

Rheumatism is caused by Tactic acid in
the blood. Hoods safsapariIla neutralizes
the acid and cures rhenmatism.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10

The main and r1izzen masts went next
and the rigging was torn into shreds.
The llfe-boats were smashed and car.
rled away, and the rudder was broken
into a thousand bits, leaving the YES.
sci utterly helpless.
All hope was abandoned and the
ship was rapidly breaking up when
her distress signals were sighted by
the Snow Flake, whose captain or.
dered the life-t Is lowered and a
heavy line was thrown and made fast
to the wrecked vessel. This acted as
a bridge and prevented the lite boat
from running too close to the Sen g.
Hand Tel hand the men slid along
the rope, and rs fast as the Iife.boa5
became filled she was rowed Lack to
the Snow Flake an1 then returned for
another load. Mate Cook, of the Sn,y
Flake. and four sailors manned tie
life boat, and to their efforts is
ascribed the saving Of the Senta's
crew.
The crew will be provided with tenn
porary quarters in this city. The
Senta was built in 1853 and was OF
2038 tons register. She was aban-
doned April 2, in latitude As. 20, longi-
tude 1920.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10
CLEANING FURNITURE.

One reason why people fail in clean
ing furniture coverings is that they
ore too economical in the use OF
naphtha. It must be literally poured
on to be effective. Standing in the
breeze, it will evaporate very quickly,
and will destroy every vestige of
moths. If the articles are to be left
in the house, they may be wrapped in
sheets tightly pinned around them.
This keeps q certain amount of tho
odor in the furniture for q long time,
and renders it doubly safe.
It cannot be too strongly emphasized
that no light of any kind must be
taken into tho rooms while the
naphtha. cleaned articles recently
finished are there. The infammable
nature of naphtha vapor makes it ex-
ceedingly dangerous when brought
near a fame.
Cushions, carpets and wool draperies
may safely be cleaned in this way,and
all that is necessary is to throw all
draperies oyer,a line in the yard, open
the windows, remove the Wrapping
from the furniture, and let the breeze
have n full sweep through the rooms
for d day or two. Then there will be
no offensive smell, and the furniture
may be used with perfect safety SO
far as danger from fire is concerned
Carpet Trade Review.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10
In Terror From Muskrats.

Residents Of Waitham are in terror
of their lives because Of the prcva.
lence of muskrats of a huge size about
the streets. These rats are supposed
to come from o number OF old drains
about the city, in which they breed,
and sally out at night to attack peace
full pedestrians.
Early one morning Conductor ".
F. Phelps, of the Fitchburg Railroad,
was coming down tie railroad track
and was attacked by a large rat, which
tried to fasten its teeth in the. con.
ductor's leg. The latter drew his ro-
volver and fired two shots into the rat
Eisfore it was killed.
a few nights ago DR.. Fred N. Stiles
haAhlSdeath struggle with . rat which
lay in wait for him in front OF his
house on Moody street. DR.. Stiles
picked up q barrel stase in self
defence and hit the rat with it rs the
latter rushed ct him, but it broke
short off in his hand, and the animal
sprang ct him again and again, until
it was finally stunned by a lucky
blow. It was as large as a grown cat
and had teeth two inches long.
But the nerviest attack was made
upon Patrolman Cannon. A raj
jumped on him and climbed up his
legs, biting him all the while. The
policeman drew his club and after d
hard struggle succeeded in beating Of
the animal. Boston Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10
TIE PORTAL TRELLIS.

The beautiful spider web tracery eff.
fected in rope work is one Of the
artistic devices for "bripging down
the ceiling" i. e., shortening the APP
parent height of q doorway where
sliding door and portieres are in use.
Sometimes the upper space is occupied
with strips of ornamental open wood
work. Both these decorative schemes
involve busting. The wood lattice
work a be freed Of dust by patient
use of the bellows or a soft end of
cloth used in the crannies. This is a
dangerous performance, because it
must be done on the step ladder. If
the rope work has been gilded or
silvered it should not be busted ex-
cept with a feather buster, because
handling will make the metallic sheath
crack off in flakes.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10
FEEDING SIrEING HENS,

Sitting hens never set fat. In fact.
with some of the persistent ~sitters of
the Asiatic breeds, the semi-starvation
to which they expose themselves is,
perhaps, better for their 1utare rs egg
producers than high feeding would he.
Still it is not best to let this starvation
go too far. The hen will not eat nor
drink much, but if food and drink are
offered early in the morning, some of
both will be taken. We never feed a
sitting hen anything but wheat, AMI
do not give very much of that. It is
more important that the hen drink
freely than that she eat much. She
will sometimes drink il milk is offered
to her at night, With wheat in the
morning and milk at night, the hen
will lose fat, but will be healthier and
ready to go to laying again by the
time her clutch Of chickens Is grown
lgge enough to care for themselves
Boston Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10
thrilling Rescue Of a Crew.

When the British tank steamer
Snow Flake, from Penarth, arrived at
Philadelphia recently, q thrilling tale
Of disaster, suffering and rescue OF a
crew OF twenty-one men from an aban.
doned ship was unfolded. The rescued
men composed the r OF the Nor
wegian ship Senta.
Ii was on March Is last that the
Senta set out from st. John, New
Brunswick, for Newport England.
From the time OF leaving she encoun.
tered westerly gales and was tossed
violently for nearly two weeks;
The crucial test came early on the
morning Of April /, when g tornado
was encountered. The water was rap
idly flowing into the hold and Captain
Haavig ordered all hands to man the
pumps. The crew worked desperately,
but in vain.
Almost like q fash the entire deck
load OF deals was swept everboara.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10
KEEPING Up FERTILITY.

One of the sureat marks Of % good
gardener is that he is always on the
lookout to have on hand an ample
supply of fertilizing matter for the
soil. How reasonable that is, and yet
strange to say one meets with persons
who, Judging only by their acts, seem
to think that plants do not need food.
They need it quite as much as do ami
mails; both grow from that on which
they feed. Tt is true all cultivated
soil contains some plant food in the
shape of vegetable humus, deposited
there in one way or another in the
past. But the good gardener looks
upon present fertility as a sort of
revenue, and sees to it that enough
manure is applied to the soil each year
to meet the needs of the current crops.
1t would be a lesson to some amateur
gardeners to visit the successful mar
ket gardens of our large cities and see
how, year after year, thick coats IF
manure, thirty or forty tons to the
acre, are applied.-The Silver Knight.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10
Tho White Pebble Pit

1t has frequently happened that min
ers have discovered curious traces of
former workings, hundreds of years
ago, and tools have been found which
belonged to the ancient miners, and
many other relies.
A singular discovery was made, q
few years since, by some worhmen en-
gagged in the Spanish silver mine known
as the White Pebble Pit. While dig
ging their subterranean passages they
suddenly found q series Of apartments,
IN which were a quantity Of mining
tools, left there FROM q very remote
period, but still in such good preserya-
ton that there We're hatchets, and
Eieyos for sitting the ore, a smelling
furnace, and two anvils, which proved
the earliest miners had great expert
snce in their operations.
In one Of the clverns there was O.
round building, with inches, in which
were three statues, one sitting down,
and half the size Of life; the other two
were II z standing position. and about
tnfee iCet IN lleiSil. 1iiiS Dullulng IS
supposed to have been the temple Of
the god who was believed, in pagan
times, to preside over mines. Several
objects CT art, and some remarkable
Instruments, were also found, which
have led scientific persons to think that
the workings might have been made
by the Thoenicians, the people who, as
Is we'll known, were, in the time Of Sol
onion, famous for their manufacturing
and commercial genius.
In 1854 a discovery was made by
come miners ~eXclvating Oh the other
side Of the mountain on which the
White Pebble Pit is situated; this was
q fine figure Of the heather god Her
cules, which was found In an old work
Ing.
In digging for copper on the shores
of Lake Superior, in this country, the
miners have made many similar dis
coyeries, showing that the mines were
worked ages ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-10
EscaDes.

Adam Vandever, one of the original
settlers Of Tallulah, Georgia, was a
famous hunter and trapper. The
historian Of Georgia relates several Of
Mr. Vandever's hairbreadth escapes,
from which we select the following:
At one time Mr.. Vandever was en-.
camped on a lofty mountain in Union
County. To make en- observation OF
his surroundings he climbed an i'm.
mense boulder which stood on the
brow of a precipice. Just then he
beard the howl Of a wolf in the woods
balow, He stepped to the far side OF
:hs boulder, hoping to get a glimpse
o. the enemy.n AS he moved, the great
rock, which CHANGED to be delicately
balanced, began to roll and an instant
later it was plunging over the preci'
pee.
Fortunately an oak tree dropped
over the boulder, and in that moment
OF peril the woodsman gave an upward
leap and grasped one of the branches
and hung suspended in miaair while
the great stone went crashing down
the mountain side.
81 felt my hair turn white.' said
the old gentleman afterward, "when !
realized how neal I'd come to going
along with that rocking stone. The
limb I hung to want over stout, and
when I swung back from over the
,litf and dropped to the ground | ielt
r. weak as o baby"