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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Presbyterians at Home Again.

Tue Presbyterians Sunday wor-
shipped in their handsome and newly
renovated house of worship. The
pastor, Rev. Robt. e. Caldwell,
preached excellent sermons to large
congregations. At the morning ser.
vice he referred to the work done on
the church and complimented the
committee upon the splendid improve.
ments made, which gives general salts
faction to the entire congregation. A
Thanksgiving service was held that
night when collection, amounting tic
S25, was taken for the Barium Springs
Orphan Home. Special music was
beautifully rendered at both services
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Gave AWAY Bis Best Coat.

Hon. q. B. Watson spent Sunday at
his mothers home near Kernersville.
He carried with him, as he thought,
lives in the neighborhood. "Old
Bill" came for the coat lin the after
noon and when he had put it on Mr..
Watson remarked that it was better
coat than he was wearing himself.
When he returned home yesterday
morning he had occasion to don his
best suit but when he went to get 1t
great was his dismay to find that he
had through mistake carried that
identical coat to ''Old BILL" He had
only recently had it made, too, at quite
cost.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
DEAD LETTERS.
If Your Name is on the List Call on
the Postmaster.

If Your Name is on the List call on
the Postmaster.
The following is list of dead let
tiers remaining in the post office at
Winston, N. c., Dec. 4tth. 1897:
Pusle Adams, Miss Eliza Allen, Dara
Banner, T Blocker, w T Brinkley,
John Bynum, colored, Miss Maggie
Coleman, Samuel Courts, Thos Davis,
. M Davis, Miss Bessie Devauit, Mrs
Charity Gravely, Miss Maude Hanes,
Miss Mary Hariston, Mrs Clementine
Hairston, w FL Honter, Lee Jeffreys,
Part ions, 0 ] @ Kapp, Miss Blanch
Lewis, Miss Mary Livengood, Mrs w
L Martin, j r McCandless, Miss
Emma Miron, d Newton, W Fl
Publes, Mrs Nancy Pitcher, Miss Hat
tie Reynolds, Miss Hattie Scales, Miss
S E Sherrell, Miss Myrtle oheek, ]
Slater, P L Sprinkle, Mrs Mary Stan
ley, James Thomas, r Harry Watkins,
Stephen Waters, Miss Victory Wilson,
Miss Margrett Winslow.
When calling for the above letters
please say they were advertised.
E. FL. WILSON, p. M.
SALEM
List of letters remaining unclaimed
in postoffice at Salem, N. c., at close
of business Saturday, Dec 4th, 1897:
Laura E Bailey, jeremiah Crews, J
n johnson, Miss Eliza Studiwince,
Miss Fannie Thompson.
Parties calling for these letters will
please say they were advertised.
r. W. BELO 2. M.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
JUMPED OUT OF A WINDOW
Janitor Turner Peddiford and job
Outlaw Bound Over to Court.

Janitor Turner Peddiford and John
Outlaw Bound Over to Court
Mr.. Frank G. Brown has a driver
named John Outlaw. John is a colored
individual AID he has his re ON ia tn,
second floor of the building on st u,h
side of Browns warehouse. Sunday
night, he says, Turner Peddiford, jan
itor at the Municipal Building, and
one of the Citren baum boys, came in
his room. John ordered them out
when the janitor DIRE " mis- pistol. This
frightened Outlaw so that he jumped
out Of the front window to the side
walk. The only injury he sustained
was a slight cut on one foot, by a
piece of glass. The parties who went
in Johns room claim that he drew a
pistol too. They had him arrested
and locked up, but Mr.. Brown went
on his bond and John was released
yesterday morning.
Peddiford and Outlaw appeared be-
fore the Mayor yesterday afternoon.
The former plead guilty to assault
with deadly weapon, but the latter
claimed he was not guilty. Both were
bound over to the Superior Court.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
THE HAYTI TROUBLE.
Germany Demands Payment
Twenty Thousand Dollars,

WARRINGTON. Dec AT the State
Department it was asserted at noon
today that they had not heard from
Minister Powell as to the crisis at
Port-au Prince. The officials say
they do not believe the matter is as
serious as reported Some believe
the Department has been outwitted
by Germany and that the Emperor
has cleverly ''scooped" Minister
White as to his plans.
Uuited States cruiser M4rblehead
is expected to arrive at Hayti to
morrow. The guuboat Wilmington
may be ordered there at any
moment.
Assistant cretary OF State Crib
Ter said today: "Hayti must fight
her own battle. Germany has
changed her demand to payment of
twenty thousand dollars Nothing
has been received rom there today. -
Secretary Sherman says the Hay
tlan Government is entirely wrong.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Mrs. McKinley's Condition.

CANTON, O., Dec. THE condition
Of mother Mckinley this morning was
unchanged. There was no perceptible
rally from the last collapse, which has
now continued longer than any earlier
one. The physicians say she is grow
ing weaker every moment and they
scarcely dare hope she can last
through the day.
The President and party left Wash
ington at 1920 last night and arrived
here at S:45 this morning.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
The County Fathe-s.

The County Fathers were In ses-
sion again Tuesday. Monday afternoon
they accepted the bond of County Sur
veyor ]. w. Jones and passed an order
allowing the colored people the use of
the courthouse On Emancipation day,
January 1st, provided they put it In
the same order when they leave the
hall as when they went in. TIE Board
allowed claims Tuesday.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Won't Talk Away From Home.

Mr.. Horton Hanes, of Surry county,
has an 13-year-old son that is consid-
cred somewhat OF curiosity. His
popularity is that he cannot be in
duced by his father or any other
person to say word when he is away
from home. While with his parents
he talks freely. The father says that
when his son was quite small a neigh.
Dor teased him and the boy got mad
and from that time he has refused to
speak word when away from home.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
MERCHANTS INDICTED.
Seventy Five Bills Sent to
the Grand Jury.

W. AhllS oShl ~
the Grand Jury.
Twas learned Monday tt Solicitor
Mott has sent IS bills to the Crane
Jury against merchants for selling
cigarettes TO minors.
The Solicitor admittt d tn, t aft, T.
noon that he was drawing bills against
every merchant he could find evidence
against. He said he would prefer
that his boy drink whiskey than
smoke cigarettes. He added with
emphasis thai there is no truth in the
report that he has several boys EN-
ployed to work up evidence against
merchants. They will only get their
fees as witnesses, he added.
If true bills are found by the Jury
the cases will probably be tried at
this term of the court.
The Solicitor appears to be pulling
every string within his reach where
he thinks there is four dollar fee
attached
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Death of Mrs. Welfare.

was noted in these columns last week,
passed away at IL o'clock Sunday
morning at her home in the Widows
House, Salem. The deceased was the
widow Of the late A. e. Welfare. The
funeral services were conducted from
the Home Moravian church, Of which
Mrs. Welfare was an honored member,
at 2 p. m. Monday by Bishop
Rondthaler. The remains were laid at
rest in the graveyard.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
X. Of p. Officers.

At meeting of Salem Lodge, No.
Sc, Knights of Pythias, Monday night,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing term:
@ CA d Th8ler.
V C-R L Hendricks.
P-W E Tesh.
M of W. A Weisner.
K of r s. S-W 81 Turner.
M of FL f Owen.
M of EFF G Rogers.
M at Al w Brock.
&C f Allen.
o G -Robt Spaugh.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Opens Today.

The Baptist State Convention will
meet in its sixty-seventh annual ses-
sion today with the church
at Oxford. DIR. A. G. Barron, of
Charlotte, will preach the annual
sermon. Rev. j. e. White, cores
ponding secretary. gives out the fol-
lowing statement. Reports in hand
show: Churches, 1,400; membership,
14O, 900; preachers, 700: baptized dur
ing the year, $500. Financial statis-
tics, missions. State, Home and
Foreign, $40, 900; education of minis
tiers, o., 400; orphanage, SIS, COO. These
figures do not include the Western
North Carolina Convention which
reports q, 900.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
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
centres in the stomach, gently stimulates
the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these or
gans in throwing off impurities in the blood
Electric Bitters improves the appetite. aids
digestion, and is pronounced by those who
have tried it as the very best blood purifier
and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for Soc or
S100 per bottle at v. o. Thompson's Drug
store.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Household Gods.

The ancient Greeks believed that the PEN
ates were the gods who attended to the well
were worshiped as household gods in every
home. The household god of today is DR..
Kings New Discovery. For consumr tion,
coughs. colds and for all affections of Throat
Chest, and Lungs it is invaluable. 1t has
been tried for quarter of a century and is
guaranteed to cure or money returned. No
household should be without this good
angel. 1t is pleasant to take and safe and
sure remedy for old and young. Free trial
bottles al v. o. Thompson's Drug Store.
Regular size SOC. and $1.00.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09

crease in many branches without
injury to the public service. Its COM
within the receipts of the government
and avoid a deficit.
After the message was read both
houses of Congress adjourned until
fnmOrr0w
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Dummy Line to Marienbad.

Messrs. w. e. Franklin and T. B.
Crawford are again considering the
plan of building a dummy railroad
line to Marienbad Springs. These
gentlemen secured right OF way for
the proposed road about two years
ago, but they will have to get permits
sion from the City Fathers again
The building of the hotel at the
Springs will no doubt make a railroad
line a paying investment.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
The First Pair.

Capt. R. A. jenkins, of Salem, is
said TO be the owner or the first pair
of platform scales brought to this
county. He bought them at the sale,
few days ago, of the personal proper
ty of the late w. 81. Hail. They were
first owned by the late Edward Belo
when he conducted store in the Belo
building.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
work Begun on New Hotel.

Prof. Lomady and wife were in the
city Monday. The deed for the Marien-
bad Springs property was fled in the
Register of Deeds Office that morning.
Mrs. Lomady is the purchaser, the
consideration, the deed says, was
SIC. 900 The Professor told the re-
porter that Mr.. &. Fl. Pitts, the con-
tractor, would begin laying brick that
afternoon for the new hotel.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
To Engage In Railroading.

Charles Griffith, who has been a
resident of Winston for several years,
left on Monday for Spencer, near
Salisbury, to accept a position with
the Southern Railway. He is brother
of Mrs. George Blum and has many
friends here who wish him success in
his new position. While here he held
position at B. f. -Hanes & Co g fac.
tOrV
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
TREATY WITH MEXICO.
Oath of Office Administered to Sena
tor Money, of Mississippi.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Presi-
dent today sent the Senate treaty
with Mexico for one year, within
which time the boundary line will be
determined by an International com
mission appointed for the purpose.
The credentials of Fernando D.
Money, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator George, of Mis-
sissippi, were presented and read, and
after some arguing were placed on file
and the oath of office administered.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
TIL" BLASTED HOPES
OFFICE-SEEKERS ARE NOW
STREET PEDDLERS.
Five Hundred of, This Kind at the
Nations Capital-s|Hayti Must
Fight Her Own BattIe''-A
Treaty With Mexico

hopes from Texas, Wisconsin, Ohio
and many other States are standing
on the sidewalks on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, trying to sell gum drops, but
tons, spectacles, trick dolls, cheap
jewelry, etc. BLASTED hopes" are dis
appointed office seekers, who are hun
CRY and could not see any other way
TO dodge starvation. Ii is estimated
there are five hundred of this kind
here who have been promised posi-
tions by CongresSmen
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Bucklen,s Arnfca Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulcers salt rheum, fever, sores, tet-
ter, chapped hands. chilblains, corns, and
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25c per box, For sale by V o Thomp-
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
.QNSuMPI

To THE EDITOR have an absolute Cure for
CONSUMPTION and ali Bronchial, Throat and
Lung Troubles, and all conditions of Wasting
Away. By its timely use thousands of apparent
" hopeless cases have been permanently cured.
So proof-positive am of its power to cure,
will send FREE to anyone afflicted, THREE
BOTTLES of my Newly Discovered Remedies.
upon receipt of Express and Postoffice address,
Always sincerely yours,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09

You can't measure girls love by
its signs.
Yon don't need any trap to catch
the chicke n-pox.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
Report for November in the Fifth N.
G. District.

Cashier Brenizer, of the Collec-
tors office, reports the following col
lections for the Fifth district during
the month of November:
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
Feed. Feed. Feed.

Hay, Fodder, Corn, Oats, Flour, Meal and
all kinds of Mill Feed for sale cheah by
G. L. DULL & co.
Cor. 5th and Trade SITS.
Cash paid for all kind of grain.
NOTICE.
L WANT every man and won an in the limited
states interested in tbs Opium and Whisky
haDlts 10 have one of my books on these dis
eases. Address Il. NJ. Woolley Atlanta Ga
BOX $50, and one Will be sent J GU free.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-12-25

on all sorts Of trivial errandS. and how
no one but Frau CoSima could manage
him. How at sixty he had the ANNA
ton of SchoOlboy and used to catch
the stately COsima unabashed by her
crinOline and dignity and whirl her
about until she was quite out Of
breath.
One Of his best stories is about a
party at Wahnfried at which Frau
Amalie Materna was present. Frau
Materna was the ideal Brunhihda Of
her time and regarded Wagner with a
grOveling alteration. When he met
her in his salon on this occasion she
rushed upon him with all the enthusi-
asm OF her ponderOus physique and
gave him Brunhihda embrace that
left his linen crumpled wreck. The
Master took it gracefully but imme-
diately fled to another room. Later
i'm the evening Frau Materna saw him
again and bore down upon him, her
arms extended, but this time he fled
pr,cipita.ely from the impulsive
Brunhilda crying: "Nein. nein, Frau
Maternd. das riH ich gar nicht!'
One Of these good musicians used to
live at ROuen in the days when the
great Gustave Flaubert dwelt there.
hammering out his masterpieces word
By word and weeping bitterly when
The pronOun unavoidably occurred
twice i'm a sentence. 1t seems that
Flaubert tried even there to have the
atmosphere of the Orient about him
and used to dress i'm red and white
striped Turkish trousers and scarlet
silk ja-ket, and thus attired would
walk i'm his garden and converse with
his parrots, probably teaching them
to avoid the repetition Of the pro-
nouns he hated. In those days the
good towns folk Of ROuen used TO say
to their children on Sunday morning,
Now if you are very good today, we
will take you to Monsieur F1luber,'s
garden and let you look at him." and
the children were as happy as if they
were going to circus.
PI1TsBURG, Pa.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-12-25

and that, therefore, there is some hope
that it will sometime take an internal
remedy which will obvists the necessity
OF plssters. There was a general discus
sion in which Mesdames Plat, Nagel
Ordway, Cornwall and others, partici.
patsd. Mrs. Nagel brought out the
point that environment meant good
deal more than heredity, and instanced
the fact that the DIES :endants OF the con-
victs in Australia had reached an adj
vancement in social reforms and condi-
tions that the defendants OF the Puritans
were glad to humbly copy.
TIE m citing o; tho Womln's Club on
Monday afternoon, caIlei forth the
usual large attendance. The member
ship Of this club is constantly increasing
and $50 names are now enrolled The pr, T.
iient Mrs. Scott, am ounced that it had
been decided at the meeting Of the Board
that the cub give SO to the travelling
library. A motion was made congratu-
latiny Mr.. William Reed Dunroy on the
successful issue OF his new took and
promising him the support OF the club.
On account OF the teachers meeting,
the civics department will not meet
again until January II. Several charm
ing piano s,lec:ions were contributed
by Miss Young.
The speaker Of the afternoon, Mrs.
Pugh Of Omaha, was introduced az
vice, president Of the State soci, ty OF
Household Economics. Sh, spoke OF
the immsl sc progress Of this sge IN all
lires, and contende1 that the advance
in kitchen science was as great as in
aoy other. With the aid Of the gas
ran e and other a'Iov atious to drudgery
i. had been elevated TO an artist: plane.
Mrs. Pugh was assisted in her demon.
STATIONS by members Of the department
of household economics, and with the aid
Of tho chatting di-h most delicious SPA
turtle soup and Virginia PANIED oysters
wsrs served to the ladies' present, each
OF whom had come provided with her
own saucer and spoon.
The club women Of Denver are al.
ready busy with their preparations FOR
the Biennial in June, according to tbs
Club Woman, which says: Among al
the clubs, not only Of the city, but Of
the State, there is feeling OF eager an
ticipation Of the good time coming. The
biennial board has engaged the Broai-
way theatre for Its sessions. including
the Sunday nigh on which the great
public meeting i'll take place. On this
o.ca'ion the leading lights Of the Fedora
tion will speak on The Spiritual Sig
niticance OF Organization" This meet.
ing is pet plan of Mrs. Henrotn's
The Broadway ats nearly 1000 in
GLIDING the 3Co who may find places I'm.
on the stage. The acoustic properties are
OF the best. and as several Denver xo-
men have spoken there at various fines
with perfect ease both to themselves
and their listeners, it is thought that
there will be 10 trouble on this sc,re
There will bs reading and rest rooms
telephones. conveniences for Il tiers teIs.
grams, or doir g anything in fact, that q
club woman could possibly want to do
under the same rCo'.
The theatre vii be freshly decked
each morning with the famous wild
Fl wers OF the Rockies, gathered and
sent in by the cub women oftbe noun
tain towns. One afternoon will be oirs,
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-12-25
II B 8

ANNIE l.. MILLER. EDITOR.

LEX. EDITOR.
was in COMMUNICATION OF the Boston
Tea Party" and the scholarly address
by DIR. George E. Howard. OF Leland
Stanford University. on the \ as-achr
setts Bay Colony was OF great interest to
the members, who are just row taking
up that topic in history. Those WI o
heard DR.. Howard were inbued with
new zeal and will bring added enthusi-
asm TO their study Of American history.
The program closed with a song by Mi. 9
Helen Minor, charmingly rendered and
much enjoyed by all. followed by a
social hour with dainty refreshments.
This Chapter Of tn, Daughters Of the
American Revolution though one Of tie
youngest in the national organization is
also one OF the most &C i've and it's mem
bers can trace ancestors whose record
IL a source OF pride 10 the whole Chapter.
Mrs. James III. Garfield in her ad.
dress before the Ohio Federation spoke
Of "Clubable' women and is quoted as
follows by the Club Woman: There
are many de finiiions of TIE wcrd club
able. With our brothers, any man who
is good fellow belongs 10 this class
With woman little more is required.
To be desirable club woman, she must
have three characteristics. First she
must be fond Of reading and must wiz h
for the compan onship Of others ia in
t llectual pursuits. She must be good
natured, and she must have common
sense, and the good taste to recognize
the eternal fitness OF things. In tie
prop ortion Of these quail tications which
she possesses will she approach the ideal
club woman. Bereft entirely. or even in
large part OF these characteristics, she
should be Stunned as utterly ineligible
the membership o. any woman's clut,
no matter what her wealth CT social
standing may be"
Tie department of scien e and phil
osophy OF the Denver Woman's club
held a very interesting nesting la, t
week. One of the features Of The met
ing was plpe- by Mrs. w. A L. Coop
er on Growth of Tolerance and Al
truism 10 the Nineteenth Century" he
esssyist took an optimistic and encou:-
aging view. believing that there Was
simply no comparison between this and
other centuries in this respect. The
century had been a tremendous Tevolu-
ton in the point Of view, both OF the
Individual and the masses AS late as
1853, Buckle says, the Scotch Presby-
t r.ans, instead OF cleaning the abound
ing filth from their s,ats and premises
to stay the ravages Of the Asiatic chol-
era, presented protest TO the English
government claiming that God was
Furnishing the nation because the gov
erument h I'D appointed no day Of fast
ing and prayer. Scent fl: san tition to-
day finds more favor with the multitude
as an antidote to ep:demics than much
pleading before the throne Of grace.
rule within this century has
held a sway the idea o. which today
woul1 provoke only ninth. Tolerance
For the beliefs o. offers is now a matter
Of course. and aliruism is rising in
great wave that has gone forth and re-
the care of the insane, the
Of prisons, the rescue and
care OF unfortunate children, the work
hnus-s the iails the fenamenf disf riot,