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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
SINCE ELECTION.

When Cleveland was elected in
1892 there was no scare following his
election. On the contrary. business
continued good until the great panic
which burst in July 1S93-six
months afterwards.
Now the Republicans have recently
elected a man whom they were
pleased to term the advance Agent
of Prosperity" What happened =?
Forty bank failures within two
months and lower prices for nearly
all products. Factories have shut
down and wages were never cut SO
deeply before.
Does it not strike you, dear reader,
that the wrong man was elected?
Let us make a few comparisons.
During the six weeks following
MeKinley's election the mercantile
business of the country fell off 80
per cent. as compared with the same
period following Cleveland's election
And this, in spite of the growth of
population and development in four
years. Compared with last year,
business has fallen off Is per cent. at
least.
You all know how the panic was
charged to the Democratic party.
That was an unjust charge and q
partisan one. The Republicans tried
to make it appear that the panic of
1898 was caused by the Democratic
tariff. 1t was a lie. But the lie was
serviceable and helped to elect
Mckinley.
That panic was a monetary panic,
and the present depression is due to
a general fall of prices caused by an
insufficient and decreasing money
volume. We have had the single
gold standard now for three years,
and how terrible has been that
periodl The insolvent, the suicide,
the pauper, are witnesses to it's
horrors. The Bryan Bi- metallists
tried hard to rectify the evils of the
single gold standard men, but failed
They are sorry that a majority of
the people were hoodooed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Pay a Tax or NJ larry.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
A queer law has tcen introduced by
the legislators Of Argentine Republic.
I5 went into effect January 1, and
reads in part as follows:
young celibates of either sex who
shall, without legitimate motive,
reject the addresses of him or her who
may aspire to his or her hand, and
who continue contumaciously IN
married, shall pay the sum of 500
piastres for the benefit of the young
person, man or woman, who has been
refused"
Another clause reads: "That every
male from the age of twenty to
eighty shall pay a tax till he marries,
and shall pay it once In every
month"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
A Dry Rain.

According to the Kansas Star there
is one place in the UniUed States
where a man may be out in a heavy
rain and not get wet, even though he
has neither mackintoAh nor brella.
In the Colorado desert they have
transforms during which not single
drop OF water touches the earth.
The rain can be seen falling from the
clouds high above the desert, but
when the water reaches the strata of
hot, dry air beneath the clouds it is
entirely absorbed before falling half
the distance to the ground.
1t is singular sight to witness a
heavy down-pour of rain, not drop
of which touches the ground. These
strange rain storms occur in regions
where the shade temperature often
ranges at high as one hundred and
twenty-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
BUTLER AND SKINNER.
Former Still Claims Pritchard Cant
Win and the Latter Says He Can.

There is nothing definite yet re-
gardIng the senatorial fight. Butler
and Skinner, representatives OF the
opposing factions, are still talking
confident.
The Populist minority met in eau
Gus at s O'Clock Monday night. The
following was adopted as the sense of
the caucus
Resolved, That we inform j. W.
Atwater, chairman OF the majority Of
the Populist faction, that we accept
the disclaimer sent up Saturday night
and in reply, would say we will agree
to cooperate with the majority fac
ton upon all matters OF general leg
islation, but subject to our return We
demand that each mem Der Of the eau
Gus be left entirely free upon the SEN
atorial question as his conscience
tells him is the most honorable course
to pursue; and that we ask the ap-
pointmenG OF d conference committee
TO act with like committee appoint
ed who will report to This conference
Wednesday night some agreement to
be accepted or rejected"
ThirtyfOur were present at the Pop
ulistS' main caucus last night. 1t was
in session several hours before any
thing was heard from the minority
caucus. Then Dr. Parker appeared
W tn the resolution of the minority
A Committee was appointed to confer
with the boilers committee. The
caucus also appointed a committee to
draft reply TO the boilers resolution,
and this committee was to report at
9 a. N. this morning.
At midnight Senator Butler was
asked the pointed question whether
Pritchard or Skinner could be elected,
and replied: "Pfitchard can't, and it
is extremely doubtful whether Skin
ner is as strong as Pritchard."
The boiling PopulistS met Mon
day afternoon in conference at Skiu-
ner's room He urged them to pledge
themselves for Pritchard. They re-
fused to go so far then, but did agree
to refuse TO re enter their party's eau
Gus unless they were allowed TO vote
for who they pleased as Senator. Pop
ulist Chairman AtWater said last
night that there is evidence that the
Republicans have offered offices,
money and lands to Populists as
brides
Harry Skinner said last night: 81
Consider the senatorial situation won
from the beginning, with no weaken
ing along the line except as represent
ed by sensational fuss l believe /
am commander of the situation /
Can name myself Senator by any CO.
operation l want to make, but under
present conditions, by reason of form
er alliances, l say | would not accept,
or SUPPORT any other Populist."
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
S1oo Reward S1oo

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
al its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and muous surfaces of
the system. thereby destroying the founda-
ton of the disease, and giving the patient
and assisting nature in its work. The pro,
prietors have SO much faith liz its curative
powers, that they offer Ore Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send FOR list of testimonia ls.
Address #. !. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, o.
~ Sold by Druggists, Too.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
THE PNEUMATIC TIRE.
Why 1t Lessons the Work of the MsI
Who Rides.

Who Rides.
Just why pneumatic tire lessons the
work of propelling bicycle has been
mystery. All wheelmen have believed
that they knew all about it, but the sci
entists have been puzzled for they could
not find real reason for it. But now it
is known definitely just vi here the ad
vantage lies.
A great many American wheelmen
have watched with eager interest the
experiments just completed by NJ A j.
Michelin of the Society Of France, by
which he has cleared up this puzzling
problem. M. Michelin has proved that
with an empty vehicle moving at a
walking pace through deep, soft mud
the draft was about 30 pounds with
the iron wheel and but % with the
pneumatic tire. With thick, sticky mud
on the road, under the same conditions
of load and speed, the pulls We're &C
pounds for the iron wheel and 81 for
the pneumatic tire. The other tests con.
sisted of pulls of varying speed over
macadam. paved and ordinary roads, and
in every instance the pneumatic tire
showed a saving in pulling power Of
from 80 to so per cent.
The explanation of all this is really
simple. A pneumatic tiYe runs easier
than a solid cushion because it practi-
cally levels the track upon which the
wheel runs. Even when in good condi-
ton roads are scarcely ever free from
dust, and the solid cushion tire, being
of small diameter and rather hard, will
bear upon but small surface of the
dust, and, therefore, will compress it
considerably. The rubber being hard, a
considerable amount of force is required
to fatten it out at the front as the wheel
moves along. The result of this is to
make the actual path of the wheel up
grade, even though the road itself may
be level.
Under the same conditions the pneu-
matte tire, being much more yielding
than the solid cushion, will fiatten out
and cover more surface. As the surface
covered is greater the compression of
the dust will naturally be less. From
this fact alone it is easy to see that the
pneumatic tire will run easier on soft
road or on hard road covered with a
thick layer Of dust because, as he wheel
does not sink so deep, it does not have
to climb SO steep a grade at the front OF
the rut.
On perfectly clean and hard road,
when riding at slow rate of speed,
there is hardly any difference in the
amount of power required to propel a
wheel whether it has a solid or pneu-
matte tire, but as soon as the velocity is
increased the power to move the solid
tired wheel must be increased in q
greater proportion than the power neces-
sary to force the pnuematic tired ma
chine at the same rate of speed, as in
the latter the force necessary to com
press the front of the tire is hardly no.
ticeable. About the only resistance
which is offered at such times is the
friction of the machine itself. The re-
sistance of the cushion tire under the
same condition is not only the friction
of the machine, but also the resistance
Of the tire itself New York Telegram
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
EDUCATION.
Work in Abundance for All Our
Educational Institutions.

Educational Institutions.
From Gov. Cars Message.
The people, | repeat, are the State
The University and the other schools,
which for convenience we call State
schools, belong to the people and to
the people alone. Every citizen
whether he be church member or not,
is a part owner of each of these
schools; and as such, is interested in
them. 1t then becomes a question as
to whether the people, the whole peo-
pie or a majority of them are willing
to be taxed to keep up their schools.
You are the chosen representatives
of the people; the whole people, and
they must speak through you. 1t Is
for me to recommend and you to
act. Ii you supply the means, the
peoples University and their other
schools will continue to prosper, to
benefit and to bless the whole people.
If you withhold the means the
schools will languish and the whole
people will be hurt thereby. | there
fore urge you not to lessen by one
dollar the peoples support to the
University and their other schools
l am sure the present appropriations
dFe UdEely SuLlClcnU W tudUlo UHeiH
to do the work that lies before them
If you make any change in these ap
preparations | beg that you will in
crease them, to the end that their
work and usefulness may be in
creased. If any chickering's, jealousies,
or animosities have sprung up be
tween those engaged in teaching In
or managing the State schools, and
those engaged in like work in the
UNCONVENTIONAL schools, it is to be
deplored; and | sincerely trust the
cause, if any exists, will speedily be
removed and that all of these insti
buttons OF learning will find it agree
able to work in harmony and in a
christian spirit, to form a holy ALI
ance for the unity and enlightenment
of our people for the uplifting of
humanity and for the education of
the sons and daughters of North
Carolina. There should be no an
tagonisms between these institutions.
There is work in abundance for them
all to do and the success of one does
not depend upon the failure of an
other.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Dredge the top of a cake with -four
before icing, and the icing will not
run.
Boiled ham, tongue or beef should
be cooled in the water in which it
was boiled, as this makes it moist
and tender.
Copper gauge is more durable for
the window and screen doors used III
seaside cottages than the ordinary
wire netting.
To keep onions white after boiling
do not cook too long, nor in an iron
POT Cooled in agate iron or In por-
celain-lined kettle and removed as
soon as boiled they will be white and
good to look at
when grease is spilled on the
kitchen floor or table, pour cold
water over it instantly. By SO doing
it will barden, instead of sinking into
the pores OF the wood, and can be
easily removed.
Very serious illness may often be
traced to sleeping in a damp bed.
To test it lay between the sheets
hand mirror. If it is at all blurred
or misty, take off the sheets and
DR.. Willing says: ga simple remedy
for cold in the head is the Juice of
ripe lemon. This is squeezed into
the hand and shifted well up the nose
Two or three applications may be
necessary"
When lead pencil is used In man
uscript or addresses and it is best to
set the writing so it will not rub, try
holding the writing over the spout of
a boiling tea kettle for few
| moments; then let it become thor
oughly dry before allowing it to be
touched.
The railing of banisters is a part of
the house woodwork that requires
frequent attention. This rail should
first be wiped off with a cloth wrnng
from a lukewarm soapsuds and
wiped dry. Mix two parts of inseed
oil with one part OF turpentine;
| apply this to the railing by putting
a little on flannel and rubbing the
| wood; then polish it with fresh
flannel.
The following is a simple but fec
tive manner of cooling water: Take
a bottle filled with water, wrap it in
d piece Vi ClOtH very wei, anu nanS
the covered bottle in a draught. 1t
will be found that the liquid in the
| bottle will be reduced to a tempera-
ture much below that of the sur
rounding air, having given with it's
heat to the vapor formed by the
, evaporation of the water in the cloth
An unusual and delicious frozen
dessert is maple mousse. Whip one
| pint of cream light and frothy, then
drain it well. Beat the yolks OF four
eggs light, put in saucepan a gen
erous cup of maple syrup, stir in the
beaten yolks, aud place over the fire.
| Stir until the mixture becomes hot
and the eggs thicken the syrup; take
| from the fire at once and stand the
pan in dish of ice water and beat
| the mixture with an egg beaten until
it is light and cold; then gently mix
with it the whipped and drained
cream. Meanwhile pack an ice-cream
/ freezer with salt and ice, using more
salt than for ice cream. Turn the
prepared mixture into the packed
! fire., ger, cover closely, and let it
stand in a cold place three or four
! hours.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Noiseless Passenger Oars.

The latest idea for deadening the
Pullman parlor cars noise and rem
der them easier to ride in, is the use
of India rubber springs of a new type
introduced between the end frame
and the body of the car with a view
of minimizing vibration and irregu-
larities of motion. The floors, sides
and roofs are to be built up with
India rubber, hair aud vulcanite be-
tween the timbers in order to deaden
the noise and rattle that usually
accompany locomotion by rail.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
RAMS HORN BLASTS.
Warning Notes Calling the Wicked
to Repentance.

Warning Notes Calling the Wicked
to Repentance.
Self hness is a hard snake to kill.
Every land flowing with milk and
honey has giants in it.
A good prayer meeting always
begins before the bell rings.
Everything we do will be great
when it is what God wants done.
Fortune cannot change us. 1t can
only bring out what is in us.
Angels are disappointed when the
first preacher stops working for souls
and goes to working for dollars.
The man who sits down to wait for
agolden opportunity to knock at his,
door, will need a thick cushion on his
chair.
Many boys are saved when their
fathers are wrong, but the child
stands poor chance when it's
mother is wrong.
1t is better to have only a little
meal in the barrel, than to sit down
to smoked meat that should be re-
turned to somebody's smokehouse.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
THE MESSAGE.

The Governors message is BUSH
ness-like document and furnishes
much and valuable information upon
the affairs of State.
From an extract which we publish
today in reference to the State aid to
education controversy, it viii be seen
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Children Burned to Death.

Ih Wayne county, last Thursday,
William Fort and his wife went to a
neighbor's to a hog-killing, leaving
their three little children locked in
the house to prevent them from going
out in the cold. The house caught
fire and the children were burned to
death. Only their bones were found
in the ashes when the parents return
ed in the afternoon.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
The Height of Clouds.

The average height of clouds above
the earth is between one and two
miles, but highly electrified ones are
much lower. Lightning clouds are
seldom more than 700 yards from
the ground, and often they are much
closer. Some clouds are about 20
square miles in surface, and about a
mile in thickness, while others are
only few yards or inches.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Attempt to Burn a Courthouse.

An attempt was made Saturday
to burn the Wharton build
ing, in Radford, Va in which are the
court room and clerks office DELHI
crate preparation had been made, the
object being, it is supposed, to destroy
the court records. The fire was ex-
before much damage was
done. The incendiary is being hunt
ed with hounds.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
A Spot on the Sun,

1t has been observed that there is
spot on the sun. 1t is very near the
centre and looks like bullet hole. 1t
may be observed distinctly through a
piece of smoked glass. Sun spots have
attracted the attention OF scientists
for century or more. According
to their theories these spots may be
from connection with the aurora, ter.
restrial magnetisms, with rain fall sc.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
A scarecrow for Mosquitoes.

Prof Pheltschue, a German natur-
alist, has discovered a curious way
of repelling the attacks of mosqui-
toes. The little pest has deadly
enemy in the dragon fly, which pur-
sues it and feeds upon it. The Pro-
lessor has found by many expert
ments that the dried bodies of a few
dragon flies suspended by threads
around bed keep the mosquitoes at
q distance.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Mothers Death Causes Suicide.

A special from Valdosta, Ga, says
G. FL. Clarke, travelling salesman,
shot himself in the MOTEL here, dying
in short time. He had received the
news Of his mothers death in Wash
ington two days ago, and began
drinking heavily. While in maudin
condition and bronding over his sor-
row, he went to his room and COM
mitted the rash act.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
National Bank CLOSED

ALMA, Neb. Jan. 9.-The first Ma
tional bank of this city was closed
this morning by order of the comp
Liabilities are S125, COO, with assets of
about the same. The chief item of
Indebtedness is state deposit Of
$40, 900.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
A FALSE PARTY.

The Republican party has been the
false friend of labor. 1t advocates
high tariff to deceive the laboring
man, and enrich the manufacturers,
especially the trusts. Its position
has been that high tariff will pro-
tect the American laborer against
the sspauper labor" of Europe. How
hollow this pretenseI
The fact is that ssthe country in
which the higher wages are paid
offers it, products at lower prices
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Koch, Dreyfus & Co. Fail.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11-Koch, Drey-
fus & Co. wholesale dealers in watches
and diamonds, at 30 John street, are
in financial fficulties. The liabili-
ties are over 5000, 900. The house is an
old one, having been started in New
Orleans in 1S49 by Nathan Koch, the
senior partner. They moved to this
city in 1889 Poor business in the
past two years, hard collections, and
heavy losses are the cause.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Riddles Solved.
Atlanta Journal.

Atlanta Journal.
Why are hogs the cleverest beg
gars out? They nose rything.
What is a convent? A nun-in-
habited house.
Why is dancing at ball at 4 a. m.
an anomolv? Because it's so late
and yet SO whirly.
What's the difference between
watch key and mariner on the
lookout for squalls? One winds the
watch, and the other watches the
wind.
Why is a canary the most unsteady
of birds? Because he wabbles on his
perch.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Something TO Know

1t may be worth something to know that
the very best medicine for restoring the
tired out nervous system to healthy vigor
is Electric Bitters. This medicine is purely
vegetable. acts by giving tone to the nerve
the Liver and = idneys, and aids these or
gans in throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electric Bitters improves the appetite aids
digestion, and is pronounced by those Mho
and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for SOC or
81. 90 per bottle at V. o. Thompson's Drug
Store
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
The Eighth wonder.

Professionalism do you think our
government should be conducted 2"
Student-"I haven't the least
idea"
Professor (astonished) =" young
man, you are the eighth wonder of
the world
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
Fine Residence Burned.

The residence Of Mrs Mary Davis,
two miles north of Statesville, was
burned Saturday afternoon. and Mrs.
Davis was severely burned about the
face and hands in trying to recover
some of the furniture. The house
was a large two-story frame building.
There was no insurance. and nothing
was saved Both Mrs Davis and her
daughter, Mrs. Boyden, had sums of
money in the house.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
A LAwMAKER WITH IDEAS.
If Man Won't Sell You Land Go to
Courts and Make Him.

Topeka, Kan. Jan. II. Henry
MacLean, law partner OF the new
Chief Justice, who declares that the
rights of the user ale paramount to
the rights of the owner, has drafted u
bill which will become law empha-
sizing this remarkable policy. 1t pro-
-vides that no person shall own more
land than homestead il others de-
sire the surplus for a homestead, and
if tender Of a reasonable sum be
refused, the intending purchaser may
go % the courts, where the jury will
fix the price, the landowner refusing
to sell paying the costs of the suit.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
A Big Fire at Lumberton.

The town of Lum berton was visited
by destructive fire at o'clock Sat-
urday night 1t started in J.. B.
Smiths store. The Stans1l, block, in
which there were four stores, was
burned, besides the Robesonian Office
and fixtures and the Masonic hall and
property. The estimated loss is $780,
0Q0
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14
A Practical Little Girl.

sob, for the wings of a dovel" sang
Mollie.
"What do you want with the wings
of a dove, my dear?" asked her
mother.
ITO put on my new hat said
Mollie.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-01-14

So, Jeter, the political acrobat,
fops again and fops back to the
white metal. For gold to get a pull
on Hanna & Co., for silver to cap
ture fourteen or fifteen Populists
and the Senatorship. Principles
made to order while you wait and to
fit any emergency. Myl my!
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considerable difficulty in forming his
Cabinet, and, in view of the declina
tions, it is fair to presume that when
made up it will not be just as the
President-elect preferred.