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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
To Get the Turkey.

Raleigh News and Observer.
In the division of the "spoils" be
tween the Republicans and the Pop
ulists, the division is understood to
be as follows, as at present al
nounced:
MISUNDERSTANDING railway
commission, insane asylum at Raj
eigh, judge OF Eastern criminal cir
cult and Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad. Populists = Agricultural
department, bureau of labor stats
tics, insane asylum at Goldsboro,
State librarian, shell fish commits
sioner and keeper of the capitol.
This is division in which the Re-
publican gets the turkey every
time" The Populists not only get a
very small slice of the pie, but they
get what they will find difficult to
obtain possession OF without much
litigation. 1t will be observed that
the Republicans are to get the peni-
Tertiary and the A. & N. e. r. r.
There are more positions in these
two places than in all the other State
patronage combined.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
The Clergy at Work.

The clergy of New Orleans are &C
lively at work in securing donations
for the drought sufferers of North
Louisiana In forwarding a donation
Archbishop JansseDs writes: 1.-THE
details Of distress in North Louisiana
are very narrowing. l inclose little
donation and wish l were able to null
tiply it hundredfold. The daily pa
pers and the commission appointed are
doing good and noble work. I ap-
peal to all Catholics throughout our
diocese to hasten and send ia their
contributions to the papers or to the
commission. We are taxed heavily
for the poor in our midst, but we can
not allow any one to suffer in the
State. The Lord will reward the gen.
erous giver"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
CONSIDERATION.

The kind and indulgent position of
many of the newspapers in reference
to Judge Norwood in his trouble,
must have been as Goals of fire
heaped upon his head, in view of his
previous arbitrary and vindictive
disposition towards the press, and
we trust that in every way the Judge
will be more faithful and more
considerable official since he has been
the recipient of a commendable, but
remarkable, outflow of the milk of
human kindness
The Charlotte Observer recalls two
instances in which Judge Norwood
"acted foolishly and used his great
Office unworthily" In his dealings
with members of the press. One of
these was in arraigning for contempt
two editors at Lenoir because they
printed the notorious fact that he
was too drunk to hold court. The
other was his threat to arraign for
contempt the editor of the States
vile Landmark on account of a
statement of case presumed to be
correct and involving no reflection
upon the Judge.
In concluding it's reference to these
cases, the Observer aptly remarks !:
GA cat may look at a king, and it is
to be hoped that the time has not
yet come in North Carolina when an
editor cannot mention the name of a
judge except he couple with it terms
of laudation, without being threat
ened with the dungeon. Judge Nor
word has had kindness shown him
when he needed it very much. Now
let him learn not to be too swift In
Furnishing people who have done no
wrong. 1T is excellent to have q
giants strength, but it Is tyrannous
TO use it like a giant. !"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
MOODY's SAYINGS.
Some Points Worthy of Your Consid.
GRAFTON.

GRAFTON.
Those who are after worldly honor
are not fit for Gods service.
l don't know of any better work
than the leading OF others to better
life.
If you are going to be really wise
you are going to live for another
world, end not this
The Bible is a great medicine hook.
Find a person in spiritual diff :ulty
and take them to it.
don't believe there is a man or
woman on the face of the earth that
is in difficulty, spiritual difficulty,
but what there is some promise in
that Book that will help him out.
How few there are willing to go
dowRthe lanes and alleys and talk
to one person or one family and
bring them to Jesus Christ. That is
the kind OF work we have got to do.
IT. you find man or a woman who
Ia troubled about their sin, don't tell
them your own experience, or they
will look TOR experience OF the same
kind. Take them straight to the
Word OF God.
| Christ's preaching produced in
quiries. wouldn't give snap for
preaching that doesn't produce in
quiries. man said he liked to go
to certain church because they
didn't preach religion or politics.
Some think that if a person is not
| converted in a certain way he is not
properly converted. | wouldn't go
| across the street to find out whether
man has got religion in a certain
| way. The point is, has he got it2
| Ii he has that is enough.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
A CONTRAST.

There is a country in America
where there is scarcely a tramp and
where no railroad is in a receivers
hands; where laborers are all en-
ployed and wages are increasing
That country is not the United
States, but Mexico. In the latter
country they have the coinage of
silver, while here, by denying silver
coinage the money volume is con-
tracted, prices fall and hundreds of
thousands of people are on the verge
of starvation.
Men are leaving the United States
and going to Mexico. They would
not do go if they were contented at
home. When Prof. Ross, of Stan
ford University, declared that the
gold standard means chronic hard
times he was not taken at his word
by men who thought they under
stood the money question. Now
these men are beginning to believe it.
Unfortunately, prices have contin-
ued to fall since election. Falling
prices mean more insolvent mer-
chants and a larger number of i'm
poyerished farmers. Yet in the silver
standard countries prices have not
fallen and all such countries are
prosperous today.
The single gold standard is a good
thing to the capitalist out of debt
To the mass of producers, laborers
aad tradesmen it ia calamity.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
THE WAY THE MONEY GOES.
Legislature Pays $1,000 for Sc
Worth of Work.

Legislature Pays 81, 800 for SO
Worth of Work.
Raleigh News and Observer
The action of the House in. passing
a resolution to turn out Enrolling
Clerk Swinson because he refused to
out two negro clerks on his rolls at
% per day when he had nothing for
them to do, shows the spirit that
controls this House. Mr.. Swinson
asserts that it has already cost
81 500 to do six dollars worth of
enrolling, at the usual rate per copy
sheet. When it was proposed to add
ten dollars per day to this extrava-
gance, he rebelled.
The Democrats, while having no
political views in common with Mr.
Swinson who was Pritchard ADDER
emf, did right to vote against his
summary removal. The Pritchard
Populists showed again that they
have gone into the bosom of the r.
publican party, swallowing even the
extravaganza of paying $1,000 for
Sc worth OF work
The Enrolling Clerk of the last
legislature was convicted in the
courts for wrong doing
Was Swinson too honest for them
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
THE DIsPRNsARY QUESTION

THE DISPENSARY QUESTION
If the dispensary bill which Sena
tor Grant proposes for Wayne coun.
ty, will accomplish for that county
and it's county-seat what the author
of the bill claims for it, it would be
we'll if Forsyth and, indeed, every
county in the State, would take steps
in the same direction. He says there
is no doubt that "the bill will put in
the city treasury more than double
what license does" and that it will
put in the "school fund of the county
three or more times as much as
license does" This is argued from a
revenue producing standpoint.
AS to the educational feature, it is
claimed that the bill guarantees a
six months session of the public
schools of the county, with better
teachers and better pay, and that
within few years all school houses
could be well equipped with modern
furniture, and the buildings painted.
From a moral or temperance
standpoint, it is argued that there
would be less drinking under the pro
posed system and less temptation to
drink. 1.-The eff ct of the bili," says
it's introdncer. will be to put shoes
on bare feet, bread into hungry
mouths, clothes on shivering child
rem, and comforts if not luxury In
many homes"
Surely, proposition which prom
Uses such benefcient results as these
ia worthy of serious consideration,
with a view to ascertaining whether
or not these promises are based upon
an intelligent and reasonable founda-
ton.
We are sorry that our public
school system Is SO largely depend
emit upon the revenue from liquor
licenses, but if it is to SO continue, Is
not a plan for regulating the traffic
which offers, at the same time. more
money and less harmful results, pre-
ferable to the open saloons?
We are sorry that liquor is sold as
q beverage at all, but if the sale is to
be continued by consent of the State,
should not plan which proposes to
lessen the quantity sold, lessen the
number OF drinkers and lessen the
temptations to drink, commend it
self TO the favor of all who are op-
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
POISONED THE MILK.
The Supply for 257 Families Dosed
by an Enraged Dairy EmpIoye.

II
by an Enraged Dairy Employe.
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 8-John B
Clancy, an Englishman, employed at
the Bloomsdale dairy, had an alterca-
tion with his employer, j. B. Ferritt..
Clancy told Ferritt that he would
s'get even" with him. Ferritt sup
plies PSI families in Norfolk with
milk. in one hundred of which there
are infants. He had delivered milk
to about dozen customers that morn
ing when he discovered peculiar col
oring in the milk. Clancy's threat
came to him like fash, and he quick
ly went to all the places, and, luckily,
none of the milk had been used. He
reported the matter TO the police and
Clancy was arrested.
The milk was analysed and found
to contain poison. Poison also was
found under the finger nails of the
prisoner. At first Clancy made de-
NAL, but later said he had used the
poison in treating sick cattle. He
was turned over to the county author
tiles for trial.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
In Winter Finery.

Metallic ribbon is used on children's
gowns.
The crush belt appears on all the
newest costumes.
Large, deeply purple, velvety pan
sizes dispute the English violets as
the fashionable corsage flower.
Many of the latest wedding gowns
have little bolero jacket fronts, made
of very rich Venetian point, Honiton
or duchesse lace, and the satin
strapped ceinture is fastened with
little buckles set with French bril-
liants and points, finished with an
applique trimming of the lace.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Frozen Fact and Gall.

The R ileigh Tribune, referring to
the action of the State Senate in
declaring for silver at the ratio of 16
to /, and instructing our senators
and congressman to work to secure
it, says: Having elected a Republi
can Senator, it is now proposed to
make a Populist of him by legislative
resolution. Will the thing work
Not much" This is the frozen fact,
but the gall displayed in uttering it.,
SO soon after the senatorial fraud
was perpetrated, is calculated to
irritatp
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
THE LOUD BILL.

The bill now before Congress, and
which has passed the House, we be-
lieve, to regulate postage and known
as the Loud bill, is to be commended
in some particulars, but not in all
So far as it's purpose is to exclude
from the second class privilpge-the
one-cent-a-pound rate-trashy paper
back novels, which bear dates and
numbers, that is, are published as
serials, for the sole purpose of secur-
ing this low rate of postage, when
other books, and good and Useful
books, bound in permanent form and
without the claim of being serials,
are obliged to pay q higher rate of
postage-we say that SO far as the
Loud bill seeks to lay bare this sub
terfuge and deprive it of the benefits
of it's deception, the bill is to be com
mended.
But this bill goes further than this
and proposes to place hardship and
injustice upon the newspapers of the
country, published outside the big
cities, and which do not find it prac-
ticable to maintain strictly paid-in-
advance subscription lists. This
part of the bill is to be condemned
and should be amended before it's
final passage.
To make this feature plain to our
readers, we would state that the bill
restricts the pound rates of one cent
to copies sent to Legitimate sub
scribers who voluntarily order and
ay for the same" and expressly ex
Guiding sample copies. The feet of
this provision is, also, to cut off all
exchanges as we'll as to exclude from
the rate all papers sent to subserib
ers who are not paid up to or in ad
vance of the date of ISSUE. In other
words, each copy of a paper sent to
a subscriber at all in arrears would
have to bear one cent stamp, thus
increasing the postage from one cent
a pound to one cent per copy-an in
crease of about nine hundred per
cent.
Such law would be unjust and
burdensome and would work incon-
venience both to newspaper publish
ers and to the people.
We presume that our Chamber of
Commerce was not fully advised as
to the purport of the bill when it
gave it unqualified endorsement.
We hope our Senator's will give the
bill thorough examination before
casting their votes.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

If Supreme judges understood and
had sympathy with the masses, they
would not be feared as dangerous
persons. But, there are fears from
what they may do. 1t is possible
that they may become tyrannical
and antagonize the masses. The
Cleveland Recorder has the following:
at is probable, should our republic
fall. that future historians in des-
cribing the epoch will dwell upon the
rise to ultimate power of our
iudicisry. That may prove to have
been our tyrant. This was what
Thomas Jefferson predicted when the
Supreme Court was invested with
power to nullify acts Of Congress-
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Original Observa' ions.

Orange (Va.) Observer.
1t is no violation of law to hang a
stocking.
Eternal Indigestion is the price of
Christmas pie
To accumulate dollars you must
have some to start with.
A man need not believe quite all
that he hears about himself.
The darkest night was never yet
longer than the brightest day.
Every good act profits us, no mat
ter what the other person did with it.
You had better resolve not to
make any new resolutions for this
year.
Worms are better friends than are
the people who seek to fatten on us
before death.
If we do have a war with Spain, our
Consul General at Havana can give
them Fitz.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Then and Now.

Durham Sun.
In The Land We Love" published
by Gen ID II. Hill, l fiud the follow
ing interesting statistics, taken from
the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle III
March, 1869:
Cotton factories i'm the Northe. n
States sol, with 6, ISL 1862 spindles
-"Cotton factories in the Southern
States 81, with 21S O9S spindles
"North Carolina had Is cotton
factories with 81. 112 spindles.
To-day, there are in North Caro-
lima alone, 1872 cotton factories, with
919,O spindles. and while | write
there are $4,000 spindIes whirline
with lightning speed in the magnifi
cent little town of Durham, over
double the number doing service foi
the entire State in 1869.
IN. A. RAMSEY"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
A New Colony In Georgia.

A NEW colony known as Union City,
has just been opened in Chez zee
county, Ga The promoters have
5000 acres of land, and they have hun
dreds Of applications for homes. Elk :
Governor Northern, of Georgia, and
r A. Dimmick, of Washington, are
prominently identified with the pro-
ject. The location is at the foot of
the Blue Ridge mountains, in the
edge of the gold belt, in good farm
ing section.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Study in Colors.
Princeton Journal.

I
Freshleigh, 1900, met an old
colored man the other day crossing
the campus, and the following con.
versatiOn ensued:
Freshleigh-"Hello, SAM The
trees are getting Learly as black az
you are hey %
Big Yessah, an next spring,
sab, dey'll be nearly as green as you,
sah."
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
The Probability.

Washington Star.
'Does your wife worry about burg
lars?"
''Not much," answered Mr.. Meek
ton
Il wonder what she'd say if she
found one in the house? %
81 don't know. But | have an
idea that she'd ask him how he dared
come in the house without wipiDg his
shoes on the mat"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Working the Wilkes Gold Mine.

The Chronicle says they are work
ing night and day at the Henderson
gold mine, down the river. Mr. Hen
derson received instructions from the
company last week to put on day and
night forces and complete the tunnel
as fast as possible. He is looking for
some OF the company TO come in few
days and take charge of the work.
There is no doubt that the mine is
rich and will pay we'll.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

MCKINLEY's majority over Bryan
was little over half a million. But
take out of consideration New York,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania,
where the bimetallists had few OPP
portunities, and Bryan had a popu-
lar majority. Next time the bimetal
lie candidate will, very likely, score
both a popular and an electoral
majority.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
In JOhnny's Pocket.

Indianapolis Journal.
An old shoestring and a sixpenny nail,
Some grocer's Irvine and shell of a snail,
Two hickory-nuts, an old brass pin,
A lump of gum and bit of tin,
Two marbles, top and a fishing hook or
A dozen "B" shot and his fathers cork
screw;
A button knife and a leather sling,
An empty spool and some more striI &,
Tobacco tags of kinds galore,
A penny whistle and an apple core.
A piece of rubber and stale fshworm
(Which l knew by the odor had lost its
squirm)
Four carpet tacks and discarded locket,
l found tonight in my sweet boys pocket.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Prof. Shines Elected.

Prof. w. S. Snipes, OF Chatham
county, has been chosen by the Grad
ed School Board to succeed Prof
Wood as teacher of the Sth grade in
the, West Winston school. He is
a graduate OF the University class OF '9l !.
He has had considerable experience
in teaching and has won a reputation
for himself. He comes to Winston
with strong endorsements as an edu-
Gator.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

The English language of today Is quite
different in many respects from the Eng
lish spoken only 100 years ago. On the
other hand, the Dutch spoken by the Beers
of South Africa does not differ greatly from
the same language spoken 200 years ago,
the Beers during that time having had
very little intercourse with the mother
country, and SO their language remains
almost fixed
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Woman's Mad Deed.

BIG TIMBER, Mont, Feb 1.-The
wife of John Cort last evening threw
her three children into the Yellow
stone river and then jumped in her.
self. All were drowned and the bodies
have not yet been recovered. The
cause of the tragedy is said to be do
nestle unhappiness. The three chill
dren were under two years Of age, two
being twins.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

The Harvesting of the Yadkin,
which now appears possible, at least,
will furnish strong inducement for
the location of manufacturing indus
tries in this section. If the plan is
found to be practical BILE, without too
great expense, and is carried into
effect, it will be the biggest thing
Winston Salem has done for a long
time. The matter is now in the
hands of those who will not stop
until some intelligent conclusion is
reached and we will not anticipate
further at this time.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

A MISTAKE that some people In
dulge is that friendship for the Uni.
versity and other State educational
institutions, and opposition to de-
noninational and private colleges
and schools, are synonymous. IN
prejudiced friends of education are
DESTROYS of the welfare of them all
Some, however, are opposed to
Gripping the State institutions in
any event, and do not see that such
a course is essential to the prospect
ty of the other schools.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Two Excellent Sermons.

Rev. L. w. Crawford. one of the
editors of North Carolina Christian
Advocate, spent Sunday in the city.
In the morning he occupied the pull
pit at Grace church and at mig hit
preached at Burknead. Both sermons
were fine efforts and were heard by
appreciative audiences,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Thirteen Trumps I'm Whist.

In one of Richard A. Proctor's wonder
full mathematical articles he shows that
there are no less than 635, 013, $50, 800 ways
of making a whist hand, and that there is
only one chance in 1913, 753, 3S9, 000-and
then, of course, the dealers trump must
be taken-of holding 13 trumps.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Senator wolcott Not Encouraged.

PARIS, Feb. 4.-Senator Edward o.
Wolcobt, Colorado, who is now visit
ing Europe in the interests of bimet-
allism. had an interview yesterday
with Premier Meline. The cores
pondent of the Associated Press
learns on authority that the inter
views which he has so far had have
been without the result hoped for by
the Senator. The interview with
President Faure on Sunday was short
and formal aud afforded no encourage
ment to look for tangible results.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

SENATOR WoLCoTT's European trip
bids fair to encase in ice his fond
visions of speedy International BIZ
metallism. The fact remains that
the surest and shortest cut to inter
national bimetallism is by independ-
emit action upon the part of the
United States.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
Once a Missionary to China.

A special from Courtlands Ala,
says: Rev. DR.. Charles Taylor, for
years missionary to China for the
Southern Methodist church, died at
this place Friday. Last Christmas he
and his wife celebrated their golden
wedding.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
You Bet She Was Mad

Boston Transcript.
"Hellow exclaimed Tommy; "there
goes one of them horseless car
riages!''
"Where2" shouted Aunt Maria,
rushing to the window.
"Why, right cross the way, aunty;
don't you see that it is drawn by
mules?"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

Now won't Pritchard have d tough
job in trying to find rewards, in the
way of official positions, for the
gold-bug Populist legislators? Look
out for some squealing little later.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

JOHN SHERMAN has lost much of
his usefulness. His public career is
drawing to close. He has lost his
mental poise and his former strength
of mind is decaying. Heis a wobbler
in politics and he can only aid to
make McKinley's administration
more pitiable,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

WoRKINGMEN who voted for
Mckinley in the belief that the mills
would open and give them employ
ment now realize the extent of their
folly. They will repent by voting
differently at the next election.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11

posed to the liquor traffic and drunk
enness?
The matters involved in the ques-
ton are of very great Importance
and deserve earnest investigation.