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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
WOMAN'S WORLD.
WAYS OF MAKING A MANTELPIEcE
LOOK ATTRACTIVE.

The Woman observation-disclosures Historic
Costumes A New York Institution.
Mile. Chauvin's Great Fight-From the
Novelist's Standpoint.
There are few things more detrimen'
tai to the general appearance of room
than paltry, insignificant mantelpiece,
a structure which is nothing but a mar
row shelf upon supports, and simply
answers the purpose of framing or fin
ishing the fireplace without any attempt
at the ornamental.
We are most of us unfortunately ia
miliar with this unbecoming phase of
the builder art, and our first desire Is
always to replace it by something III
better taste and style, but too often the
cost of SO doing is a consideration, the
property not being our own, and we
are obliged to content ourselves by try
ing ways and means of Disgusting its
ugliuess.
Sometimes we try to tide over tho
difficulty by using draperies, but this
treatment is not an unqualified success,
as there is danger of the curtains catch
ing fire, and they have also wonderful
faculty for collecting dust. In bed
room, however, simple drapery just
over the shelf, finished by a pretty
trimming, will often be an improve
ment and is quite inexpensive. For the
more important rooms it is often advisa-
BILE to use a wooden casing, which Is
made to fit over the entire mantelpiece
and has quite the appearance of a fix
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
New Island off Borneo's Coast.

A sensation has been created in the
Straits Settlements and the far east by
the sudden appearance of a new island
off the coast of Borneo, between Nemta-
kol and Lumbdidan. The island is 40
feet high, third of a mile long and a
quarter of a mile wide. For the most
part the island is merely an upheaval
of the bottom of the sea, but at its high
est point there is distinct mud crater,
with the cone shaped top and sides fall
en- in. The sides of the cone give evil
dence of having been forced up through
crevice in solid rock. The British
North Borneo Herald says the cone,
which is 80 yards in diameter, is sur
rounded by another and larger cone,
which shows that with more pressure
from beneath a much larger crater
would have been formed. The rising of
the island was not accompanied by any
volcanic disturbance. The crater is
scanned with crevices and cracks, which
emit gases. By applying a torch to a
small crack in the crater the gas ignites
and burns steadily. st. Louis Globe
Democrat
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
ON THE WARPATH.
German Cyclists Fighting Nonsensica1 p
lice Regulations For Wheel Riders.

German Cyclists Fighting Nonsensica1 Po-
lice Regulations For Wheel Riders.
A somewhat remarkable movement is
being started by the devotees of cycling
in Germany. 1t is nothing less than a
demand for the due representation of
cyclists interests at all elections, wheth-
er municipal or state.
Wheelmen in the fatherland have
cause for bitter complaint against the
police regulations, which i'll many cases
are not only vexatious but also nonsen-
steal.
They differ, too, SO much not only in
the various states, but even in towns
that no wheelman on a long tour is able
to master them. The taxes imposed upon
cyclists, too, have approached the intol-
cradle point As consequence of all
this every candidate for parliamentary
or municipal seat will henceforth be
asked to answer the question:
"What are your views respecting the
cycle police regulations and the cycle
tax?"
That the movement is formidable
one may be seen from the fact that one
in every four electors owns a bicycle
New York Tribune.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
STAGE GLINTS.

The Lilliputians are speaking English
this season every other night.
Beerbohm Tree is to play Sherlock
Holmes in play by Conan Doyle.
The venerable actress Nine. Ponisi is
seriously i'll at her home in Washington.
Otis Harlan has joined the road com
pany playing "A Stranger In New
York. y
John Manning, the old time minstrel,
is said to be dying at his home in Gin
cinnati.
Charles Coghlan's play 'The Royal
Box" will be seen in England next
summer.
Margaret Mather is expected to try
her fortune upon the London stage be-
fore long.
Josephine Hall will be The Slavey in
sob, Susannahr' at Hoyt's theater,
New York.
1t is said that Corinne lost $50, 600 in
Lillian Russell's old opera, can Amer
lean Beauty
Eva Vincent will play the leading
character role i'll Scotch comedy short
ly to be produced.
Florence Rockwell's place as the
heroine of Cumberland '61" has been
taken by Marie Shotwell.
Mckee Rankin and Nance O'Neil will
undertake starring tour upon the con-
clusion of their brief engagement in
vaudeville.
Bancroft, the English actor and bar
onet, who was knighted during the
queens jubilee, will give a series of
readings in this country.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10

ture. 1t is, however, made in parts Sc
ingeniously fastened together that it is
the simplest operation either to erect it
or to take it down. In this way the ugly
iron mantel, so often found in the or
binary small fiat, may be most success
fully disguised, and if we do not care
to go to the expense of having the cas-
ing in real wood, such as mahogany or
walnut, it can be made in pine and
stained or painted any color.
The inoffensive wood mantelpiece
may be treated in quite different fash
ion, as, by making some little addition
to it in the shape of back or overman-
tel it may be improved beyond recog
milton. The back should be about IL or
IA inches in height, running the length
of the mantelpiece, and it should finish
at the top by a deep molding. 1t may
be either all one panel or it may be
three, the center one form ing frame
for a mirror or sketch. For something
rather more elaborate there is again the
small cabinet overmantel, which makes
a very pretty feature in a drawing room
or sitting room, as it may be used for
the display of choice bits of china. 1t
has latticed glass doors and is lined with
plush or silk the color of the walls and
should be made in proportion to the
mantelpiece, SO that it in no way over
powers but gives character to it.
The same idea may be turned to use
full account in the smoking room by
making the cabinet a smokers over
mantel. In the center there must be a
cupboard with carved wood doors, in
tended for storing the cigar boxes,
which always require a dry place, and
another upright cupboard of smaller
size on the left side forms receptacle
for tobacco pot and ash trays, while on
the opposite side pipe rack and match
holder are skillfully devised. 1t is
simple continuance and can be made
really quite ornamental as well as use.
full.
Very frequently discolored marble
mantelpiece can be immensely improved
by being painted to resemble the wood.
work of the room, and by treating it in
this way it is made much less aggres-
sive feature, and the addition of small
overmantel will prevent it looking too
insignificant.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10

that Jney nave created an antagon1sm
between the sexes and sown dissension
where possibly they meant to harmonic
and unite the sexes 1t is not in the in :
tention but the actual results of such
work that the danger lies. Men and
women should never feel that there is
any cause of antagonism or dissension,
as in reality there is none.-New York
Ledger.
Red Leary In Society.
A number of the central office detect
ives were swapping stories at city hall
few evenings ago. Talking about Red
Leary,' said gray haired sleuth, did
you ever hear of the neat trick he turn
ed at swell dinner party? 1t happened
this way: Many years ago Red Leary,
who had been spending most OF his time
in New York, managed in some way to
get invited to a Christmas dinner party
given by a Walnut street family. What
his graft was is not known, for he
recognized couple of detectives there
and was at once on his good behavior
During dinner Leary was the gayest
there and his brilliant wit kept the
guests in a roar of laughter.
Happening to glance down the table,
he saw we'll known New York crook
who had also managed in some way to
get in. Leary kept his eye on the fell
low, and before long saw him secrete
some of the valuable silverware in his
clothes At once it dawned on Leary
that the silver would be missed and that
he would be arrested on suspicion, as
the other crock was comparatively un-
known to the police. After little
thought Leary stood up and offered to do
feat in magic. Some silverware was
placed in his pocket, and after few
passes he announced that it would be
found on the other crooks person The
worthy saw that he was discovered, pro-
duced the stolen silver, and withdrew in
a short time. Leary managed to secretly
replace the rest of the silver, and the
fun went on. ''-Philadelphia Record.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
MURDER OR SUICIDE?
An Old Man ana Boy Found In a
Cabin in Burke County.


COnsiderab BILE excitement was caused
at Morganton March 1st by a report
that an old man and boy were
found hanged in q cave in the noun
tains near Tia bic Rock, twelve miles
west of there. A special from Nor
canton says that about three weeks
ago an old man and a small boy
moved into the settlement near
Table Rock, and occupied a small
cabin at the foot OF the mountain
On being questioned by some of the
mountain people the old man said
that he had married an Indian
squaw in the western part of the
State, and that the boy with him
was the product OF that union He
had some trouble with the Indians,
and was driven out OF the Indian
nation, and bringing the boy with
him, settled here in Burke. This is
practically all that is known of them
Monday morning a mouhtaineer
named Branch found the bodies of
the old man and the child in a cave
near their cabin, dead, with ropes
about their necke, evidently having
died from the effects OF strangnla-
ton. Whether it is murder or
suicide, is not known
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
The Woman Question.

The attempt to discuss the woman
question as separate and independent
Item in social and domestic affairs is an
egregious blunder, although one to
which its perpetrators may not awaken
in time to undo some of the mischief
which their mistaken notions have done
An old philosopher likens the home and
society to a wheel. The home is the
hub; the spokes are the various inter.
ests which radiate from and center
there. The rim corresponds to the mar
riage relation which binds and consoli
dates the family and the household. If
one spoke is imperfect, warped out of
plumb or in any way incapable of full
filling its entire mission the wheel it
as a matter of course, not in proper
working condition. The manufacturer
who would send out a vehicle with
spokes warped, twisted or in any way
out of gear would be voted sorry work
man, and the reputation of his establish
ment would drop far below zero as soon
as the fact became known. Nor would
1t benefit him in any way to give spe.
cial attention to the spokes on one side
of the wheel while he neglected or ig.
nored the condition of those on the 9th
or. In fact, the more he painted and
polished these the worse the other ones
would appear.
AS long as human nature is built upon
its present lines just so long there will
be homes and fresides and families.
This is part of the great plan of nature,
and to attempt to ignore or do violence
to it is to strike at the very heart of ma
ture herself. The world is full Of re-
formers of various sorts, who are con-
tinually pratin2 about living up to rules
and regulations of their own makieg
They indulge in ceaseless diatribes about
curbing natural inclinations and re-
forming the existing state of things.
They forget or purpossly disregard that
which every close student of human ma
ture knows to be the fact-that when
man attempts to make laws III conflict
with those of the natural world he is
infallibly certain to destroy not only
that which he attempts to make over or
modify, but he strikes at the very in
tegrity of society itself.
This important fact it seems to be out
of the question to make the unwise
iconoclast comprehend, even in the
| smallest degree. Literally run mad in
their enthusiasm over their pet fads,
they go ON exploiting what they
see fit to term the woman question,
and instead of creating the reform for
which their souls seam To long thew find
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Maine H6feIs

"There are 200, 900 visitors to Maine
and New Hampshire every summer, :"
says Maine man, land they leave $40
each or more. We secure So, 600, 900 a
year from them Taking care of these
people is the largest industry in Maine
at the present time. 1t pays better than
farming or numbering or mining or
fishing. And yet it is in its infancy.
The business has grown SO rapidly that
we have not been able to build suitable
notels- In few years the palaces of
she world will be in our state. -
The Humane ExpIanatIon.
kitty. I can have bird wings on my
hat after all. -
why, it is cruel.
NO, the milliner says these are the
wings which the birds shed naturally
every year. Chicago Record.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Signs in the H"ave.s.
Statesville Landmark.

Statesviile Landmark.
In these days of war rumnrs it i
not surprising that signs aud won
tfers hre appearing Ia the heav. Ms.
Daniel Baucom, one of the artists at
Murphy,s tor serial parlors, reports
that on Friday morning he saw. just
above the horiZ IN in the Southern
sky, what looked like the sun rising.
The spectacle remained FIR a short
time aud then disappeared Yeatpr
day afternoon Prot Mu -phy, wealth
ct observer saw two rain bows in the
sky his ls not unusual but tn. Sc
b"ws had their backs toget her" "a
the professor described it, something
he never saw before. He interprets it
% mean that two CO untries (Spain
and the United S-atee) have their
hacks up.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Formerly Mrs. Tom Thumb.

The handsomest dwarf this country
has ever seen, the Countess Magri, for
merly Mrs. Tom Thumb, is still well
preserved woman, and has just been Civ
ing demonstrations of cookery at food
fair in Boston. She wore small white
apron, and while preparing the dishes
on a raised platform lectured entertain
ingly about the cooking she had encoun
tered during her travels over the earth.
The countess was born in Massachusetts,
56 years ago, and her real name was
Mercy Lavinia Bump. She was married
in 1868 to General Tom Thumb, who
died IA years ago, his widow taking an
other husband, not a dwarf, several
years later Boston Herald.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
THE WRECK OF THE MAINE.
By Mary Emma Stafford.

By Mary Emma Stafford.
On a cold night in February,
When the moon was shining blight
warship in Havana Harbor
Had cast anchor for the night.
The soldiers were calmly s'eeping
On that island far away,
Resting until the early dawn
OF another tiresome day.
There was sound like awful thunder
And the soldiers rushed on deck.
Few escaped to tell the story
OF that sad and fatal wreck.
For many heroes persisted
Amid the ruin and flame,
But they on history's pages,
Have left patriotic name
Many are the wives and sweethearts
That will wait and wait in vain
For their husbands and Their lovers
Who lost their lives on the Maine.
The wives will not be comforted
IS they weep and weep in vain
For the heroes and the martyrs
Who died by the hand of Spain.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Sea birds persecuts a Land Bird

A very singular thing happened on
the last trip of the kennebec to Boston.
The steamer was off Cape Elizabeth
when dove, similar to the common
doves in the street few aboard. He re-
p'ained there fer some time, but was
soon frightened eff Whenever he left
the boat he was followed aud chased
by the sea gulis, until obliged to again
light. At last, thoroughl tired out
and when night vas approaching, he
settled on the deck, orawled under
one of the lifeboats ;,I1 there remained
until Boston was reached, when he flew
off none the worse Tor his ride.
hebec journal.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Revenue from Insurance.

The Secretary of State on March
1st paid the State Treasur-
er SIT, 049 .4S, the amount collected
during the month of February from
insurance companies doing business
in North Carolina. This is the best
season of the year for insurance
licenses and taxes and the amount
paid oyer yesterday is above the
average monthly payment. During
last year about 800 600 was received
from these sources and the report for
the month of February did not
reach the figures of yesterday by
several thousand dollars.
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particular channel. In the voyage of life
there are many perilDCS places where we
need the help of a pilot who has thorough
knowledge of the special difficulties and
dangers to be avoided.
In those delicate physical weaknesses and
& es peculiar to women general prac-
tito er or ordinary doctor has no orppTtuu-
ity t. become thoroughly proficient Still
less be trusted Is the advice OF any mere
nurse or unscientihc person.
Only specialist who has given life of
study to this particular field Of practice, is
competent TO treat the diseases of woman's
intricate and complicated organism.
ANY woman suffering from these delicate
troubles may obtain the most eminent pro-
fessional advice free of charge by writing
to DR. r. V Pierce, chief consulting physi-
clan of the Invalids' Hotel and SURGICAL In
stitute, of Buffalo y. Y. During nearly 60
years at the head of his splendid staff OF
specialists, he has successfully treated many
thousands of cases Of obstinate feminine
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His " Favorite Prescription ~ was devised
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and weaknesses of the feminine organs.
No other medicine has been SO u1arvclously
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ovcrcomes all the dangers and nearly all
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- It Is with pleasure 'iurucol Or. Pisrce's
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lished is DR.. PierCe's thousand page Illus
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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
For an Expert Opinion.

"There is one thing l wish to know
in connection with trusts and pools,
remarked the casual caller to the snake
editor.
"What is that?''
"When pool collapses does the wa
ter in the stock dry up?' -Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Great Railroading.
Charlotte News.

NHdTIOIIt NEWS.
The spt cial train that took Dr..
Bull from NV York to A ken, tn
Mrs W G. Whitney's bedside, was
run hy the Southern Railway and
made the distance, 800 niles, in 13
hours. The train left Charlotte Mt
1O:43 O'Clock Thursday and arrived
ut Aiken, 200 miles distance, at
O'Clock. The average fer the whole
trip was 60 miles an hour. Mr..
Whitney stood at the telephone in
his cottage at Aiken, nearly the
whole night watching the progress
OF the train
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Death at Randlcman.

Mr.. John 81. Ferree died at Randle-
man ON March first at four
o'clock. Mr.. Ferree was one OF the
most prominent and public spirited
citizens in that section OF the State,
being identified largely with cotton
milling end other interests. The
funeral services took place
Thursday morning at IL O'Clock,
from the Methodist church of which
he was the leading member.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
The De acon's vi. w of II.

Atlanta CONSTITUTIONAL
81 think" said the old colored
deacon, dat all dis war talk dat
gwine on is sho' sign de worl
comm ter end Whit do de Bible
say: Oar shall be wars en- rumors er
wars, en- earthquakes in divers
places En- you may call de BLOWN
up er de Maine a earth quake, en-
don't you see dat de guv'ment has
done give divers places ter fin out
Whut done 1t ?o
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Danger
in Delay

It is one of the absolute i:npossi-
bilities of the world to cure tie roots
by looping off the leaves. Those
who treat Catarrh with sprays,
washes and inh ng mixtures,
should know that these remedies
reach only the surface. and can
never cure them. Catarrh invariably
leads to Consumption, and to delay
the proper treatment is to invite this
dreaded disease.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
A Gentla Reminder.

Eyes," remarked young Borem, "it
is undoubtedly true that every dog has
his day.
perhaps SO, y replied Miss Cutting,
CHANGING at the clock and suppressing a
yawn, "but he doesn't sit up all night
waiting for it. - Chicago News.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
| HAVE

An order FIR ! 900 lbs of good country
hams and 200 lbs. good country sides Must
be free from shippers. Have other orders
for 1000 bushels of oats, 100 bushels of
white corn and 500 bushels OF wheat. vii
buy meat in any quantity. from one piec
up. All payable in goods and fertilizers
l. A. ROBERTSON,
n. II. Medearis Manager
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Disease. of the Blood and Nerves.

No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
by Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs to Browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly. q
quarter of century, it stands to-day fore.
most among our most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitters Il sold by all dealers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-10
Railways Filing Exceptions.

The railways are filing very strong
exceptions To the order OF the Railway
Commission reducing fares It's said
that at the next meeting Of the Com
mission great pressure will be brought
to bear 10 induce it to revoke its
order
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Feed.
Notice.

Having qualified as administrator of Geo.
w Wilson, deceased. all persons indebted
to the estate are notified 10 call and set lie
the same and all persons holding claims
ag tinstthe estate are notified to present the
same to me for payment on or before March
tre Isl 1899, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of recovery.
Feb. Il, 1898. NEWELL SAPP Admir-
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Fair Customers this fast color?
Clerk-Yes. It's warranted to be.
Fair Customer-All right, then; I'll
take this piece. Yoa see, want it for
bicycle uit.-ChicaRo News
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It Was Imported.

Josephine won't take any medicine
for her dreadful cough !"
Why not?''
She doesn't want TO get rid of it,
because she got it in Paris New
York journal