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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
A RUCHED MUSLIN GOWN.

give very Partisan air to the dressy
gowns, and there is no end to the way
of using them. A touch of black is a
conspicuous feature of dress in general.
Even the cotton gowns are trimmed
with ruches of black tulle.
The prevailing style of bodice in thin
gowns is the plain back with little
fullness at the belt, medium blouse
front and the guimpe neck of white
chiffon or lawn tucked and trimmed
with lace insertion. The sleeves may be
of white, too, if you like. A frill of
lace, embroidered batiste, or ruches of
the muslin finish the shoulders. The
New York Sun, from which the forego-
ing items of fashion are gathered. illus
trates dressy muslin gown. 1t has a
pulled yoke and shows series OF mar
row ruches on the skirt, edging the
front of the bodice and stripping the
sleeves. A wide sash of back chiffon Is
the striking feature of this gown.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
APHORISMS.

People do not lack strength; they lack
will.-Victor Hugo.
No man is born into this world whose
work is not born with him. Lowell.
Things don't turn up in this world
till somebody turns them up.-Gartield.
While we are considering when to
begin it is often too late to act.-Quin-
lillian.
Dost thou love life? Then do not
squander time, for that is the stuff life
is made of.-Franklin.
There never was a day that did not
bring its own opportunity for doing
good that never could have been done
before and never can be again.-W. H.
Burleigh.
The longer I live the more deeply am
convinced that that which makes the
difference between one man and anoth-
er-between the weak and powerful,
the great and nsignificant-is energy,
invincible determination "a purpose
dnoe formed, and then victory or death.
Powell Buxton.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
TRAINING GuNNERs.
Why U. 8. Blue Jackets Are Good
Marksmen

That Ulcle Sans gunners are
tirst-rate marksmen is due to con-
slant practice and thorough dis
cipline.
1t is no inexpensive thing this drill.
ing of gunners, says the New York
Herald. 1t is a luxury which Spain
cannot afford. Hence her poor
showing in the recent encounters
which she has had with our ships.
This fact may be easily understood
when you realize that during the
Sam paid 5000 every time the Puri-
tan discharged one of her big guns.
OF course. in practice, this would
! be extremely expensive. Cons' quent-
ly our navy has adopted other
means of insuling proficiency on the
part of her guuners. Our ships are
obliged to have target practice with
big guns at least once every three
months, when the number of shots
to be fired is prescribed by regula-
tions, which vary as the men grow
in proficiency. The great expense
necessarily reduces the number oil
shots fred by each gun.
But in order that practice may be
kept up, daily drills are substituted
either in the form of sub-calibre or
aiming drills.
The great gun practice takes
place under conditions as near as
possible to those which would arise
in actual warfare. The target il
anchored, and the guns are trained
on it, both while the ship is moving
and while she is stationary.
The target is placed upon plat
form supported by barrel. From the
centre comes a pole, to the summit
of which is attached a red flag.
Then there are four portrudine
canvas wings, or sails, with a semi
circle painted on each, so that nc
matter which way the target shifts
} there is alwaysa bulls eye to aim at
The target may be placed at any
distance outside of 900 yards from
the vessels. Twelve hundred yard.
is usually the range. To each gun il
s., allotted a certain number of fires, OF
1 Strings" as they are technically
s called.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
"FIGHTING JOE" OF ALABAMA.
Never Asked for an Order and Ne ver
Objected to One

Never Asked for an Order and NJ yer
Objected to One
General Wheeler, do you expect
to go to Cuba?' asked a Chatta-
nooga Times interviewer on Wednes
day.
81 don't know whether | will go to
the island or not" replied the Gen
eral. During my whole military
career | never asked for an order or
objected to an order, nor have l
asked moments delay in obeying
an order. General brooke ia nowmy
commander and every effort of mine
will be to promptly and strictly COM
ply with his orders and to make my
command efficient | take it this
way, that the Government knows all
of the acts, and the soldiers have
nothing to do save carry out the
policy of the Administration and
obey promptly the orders of the
commanders. AS yet | have received
no intimation about going to Cuba.
am ready to go wherever my COM
mander may direct
"This," added General Wheeler,
looking around at the cavalry,
CLOCKS Ike old times. I'm glad to be
here"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
Cream of Spinach Soup.

The Ladies' Home Journal gives this
recipe for cream of spinach, a somewhat
unusual soup: Pick the leaves from the
stems of two quarts of spinach, wash
through several cold waters, shake
lightly to free from sand, and throw
them into warm kettle; there will be
sufficient water remaining on the leaves
to create steam for the cooking. Shake
and toss for about five minutes. Drain
the spinach; chop it very fine, and then
press it through sieve. Add gradually,
stirring all the while, one quart of cold
milk. The mixture should have the con-
sistency of thin cream and be of a
bright green color. Put in double
boiler, moisten teaspoonful of arrow
root or half a tablespoonful of cornstarch
with a little cold milk; add to the soup;
stir until boiling, strain through a
sieve; add half a teaspoonful of salt,
and just as you turn it into the tureen
add tablespoonful of butter broken into
hits
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
FRILLS OF FASHION.

Pigeon throat and fuchsia reds are
the most fashionable tints in this color
With the new spring jacket. which
flares and shows the vest, lace edged ba-
tiste ruffles should be worn.
The bang is coming into favor once
more in the dressing of hair. 1t is
small affair now, but promises to have
larger and greater future.
Wide collars of lace or plated NOUS
seline de sole coming out from mar
rowas collar of velvet or silk are one OF
the features of dress trimming.
A feature of the warm weather season
nromises to be the white costume. Tai
lors and dressmakers, shoemakers and
miI1iners, all tell the same tale.
In sharp contrast to the hats which
tip down over the face and up at the
hack are those which turn back directly
in front with sort of halo effect In
wreath of flowers.
A novel treatment Of a brocaded silk
evening bodice shows the pattern IN the
silk cut out around the neck and en-
broidered in buttonhole stitch for fin
| ish. Above this, coming from under
meath, is frill of chiffon.
I Added to the variety of cravats and
neckties which are one of the season s
fads is large bow of white gauze dc
sole trimmed across the ends with many
rows of tartan checked baby ribbon
either plain or quilted. Spotted net
trimmed with ribbon is another fancy.
Liberty satin is a favorite material
for tea gowns, which are made very
dressy with lace applique down the
front breadth, frill of lace around the
skirt and fichu of chiffon tied with
long ends at the side, striped with lace
insertion and finished with a lace frill
The spring capes are covered with
lace or chiffon or both. Frills of lact
are lined with other frills Of chiffon
with possibly frill of colored silk un
derneath, and a series of these ruffie
forms the entire garment, with little
break at the neck, where there is higf
collar New York Sun.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
SPANISH NAMES.
Pronunciation and Meaning of Few
Now on Every Tongue.


Now on Every Tongue.
Havana, Ha-vah-nah. The Span
ish form of this name is La Habana,
the letter b being given here the sound
of v. Habana is an old Spanish word
for harbor, no longer in use, in this
sense in common speech, the modern
word for harbor being puerto. 1t is
akin to our word haven. The full
name OF the town is San Cristobal de
la Habana-San Cristoval accent on
the final syllable) they lah Ha-vah-na,
''St. Christopher of the Haven"
Matanzas, Mat-an-zas, means
slaughter Yards"
Cardenas, Carr-day-nas.
CieDfuegos, Cee-ain-fway- Cos 70 as
| in no), means Hundred Fires.''
Santiago de Cuba, Saint-ee- ah go
they. Coo-va, saint James (Santo
| Iago) of Cuba" Santiago y (ee) Vic
toria, saint James and Victory" is,
or was formerly, the Spanish battle
| cry.
Puerto Rico, Poo ere-to Reeco,
| "Rich Port"
San Juan, San Whan, "St. John"
Crlstobal Colon, Girls tO-val Co-lone
accent in both words ON final sylla-
ble), "ChristOpher Columbus"
Almirante Oquendo, Al-mee-ran-tay
o cain do, admiral Oquendo"
| Viscaya. Wis ca-ya lay has the sound
OF y in by.) "Biscay."
EarOre, FoO-rure accent on last syl
liable Fury"
PluJon. PIu- tone taccent on last syl
lable). Pluto"
Relna Cristina, Ray-na Girls tee-na
Queen Cristine."
Cavite, Cah-vee-tah (three syllables
not two
Corregidore, Curr-ray- he-dore isl;
de) The accent is on the last sylla
BILE, which has the sound of the las
syllable in commodore. The nam,
means mayors Island"
Tortugas, Tor-too-gas, Turtles"
Montijn, Mon-tee- ho. name of tn
commander OF the Spanish fleet a
Manila. (This name is also given a
Montojo and Montejo
Cevera, Cere-Vay-ra, name of tn
commander of the Cape Verde fleet
The vowel in the first syllable has tn
sound of ee in ne'er.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
Stranger Than Fiction.

Boston Post.
Had detailed account of Admiral
Dewey's phenomenal victory at
Manila been published in work OF
fiction it would in all probability
have been denounced by naval ex-
perts everywhere as incredible-as a
fight of unreasonable fancy. The
idea of fighting such an extensive
naval battle without the loss of a
single life by the victorious feet
would have been deemed preposter-
GUS. The terrible effect of modern
artillery of the type of much of that
mounted in the Gorregidor and
Cavite batteries, and of the formid-
able guns carried by several of the
eleven Spanish warships destroyed,
would have been quoted to show that
the result of SUCH q combat must
have been considerable loss of life
and of ships by the victors them
selves.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

During 20 years the increase of pupils
at Indian schools, not including New
York Indians, has been about Is, GAG.
The smallest salary paid professors at
Glasgow university is $4,000, the largest
So, 200, the total amount being $4,000.
During the academic year 1867 the 81
German universities granted 2,371 doc
tors degrees, 1,1S7 of them in medicine,
500 in philosophy, $50 in law and 90 in
theology. Erlangen seems to be the IA
vorite place for the final examinations,
S32 degrees having been taken there.
Oxford university has been obliged to
lock up the books in the Radcliffe Camera,
where the reference books of the library
are kept, owing to so many volumes being
stolen. The worst offenders are said to be
undergraduates preparing for examina-
ton, and the greatest sufferer the depart.
ment of history.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
HORSE TALKS.

Montreal has shipped fully 2,5OO
horses to England this winter.
King of Diamonds, 2:o714. will be
campaigned by Levi Turner. Chicago.
It is said that 9. $50 stumps of trees
have been taken from the new track at
Bridgeport, Conn.
The first ten pools sold on the Tran
sylvania stake, won by kremlln in
1892, sold for $4,000.
Barley, the principal horse feed in
California, is bringing $26 ton, with
the prospect of going higher.
The horses of the German cavalry
regiments are shod with paper shoes,
which are both light and durable.
A lunatic, recently committed to the
asylum from Sutton, Ont, imagined he
, was very wealthy and bought every
horse ne saw.
Five carloads Of horses were recently
Northwest Territories, for use on the
overland route to the Klondike.
, A lightweight German jockey named
| Walther will ride in England this year.
He is we'll over 80 years of age and can
go to scale as light as 81 pounds.
The horseless carriage has not yet
had any perceivable effect in diminish
| ing the use of the carriage drawn by
the genuine everyday serviceable horse.
Quo Vadis, the name of that popular
historic novel, has been appropriated as
the name of horse. 1t is safe to say nc
one will appropriate the name of the
author.
Three French horse buyers arrived al
the Chicago stockyards recently. The
| additional tariff of $40 per head, if i'm
posed by France, will not affect that
market in the least.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
THE ROYAL BOX.

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is fond OF
art, but has declared that she wholly dis
likes music.
The kaiser will shoot deer in Scotland
in the fall for the first time since 1878,
when he was youth of 10.
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro has
written farce for the Cettinje stage en-
titled elbow One Is Born He had previ-
ously written tragedy.
Princess Maud of Wales is an excellent
chess player, and one of the few public
movements with which she has allowed
her name to be associated is the ladies' in
ternational chess congress.
Queen Amelia of Portugal is said to be
one of the best dressed women of the day.
Her bicycle costumes are such models of
good taste that they are Immediately copied
by other women of society as soon as they
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
The Value of Homing Pigeons.

An article on "Homing Pigeons"
by Lieutenant E. W. Eberle, u S. n,
recently presented to the United
States Naval Institute, contains
some interesting and authoritative
information in regard to the value of
the services of homing pigeons in
war. Lie utenant Eberle states that
it has been determined beyond ques
ton that trained pigeons are reliable
messengers for long distances, over
land or water, at least 80 per cent.
of those released within $50 miles of
their homing station making the
flight at the rate of from % to 40
miles an hour. During the Italian
naval maneuvers the females showed
themselves quicker for short dis
tances than the male birds, but the
latter are more reliable for long dis.
tances. Lieutenant Eberle shows
how the pigeons can be used with the
best results, and several interesting
naval problems are given of which
they form a part.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
SULPHUR IN THE SHOES.
Said to Be Sure Preventive of Vel
low Fever and Grin

low Fever and Grip.
Boston Standard.
Many years ago Casey Young,
member OF Congress from Memphis,
Tenn told me that be and many
Others escaped from yellow fever,
which had been prevailing to a
terrible extent in Memphis, by simply
wearing powdered sulphur in their
shoes. In one instance he had a
large number of gentlemen in his
Offices and advised them in regard to
this matter, and every man who
acted upon his advice escaped the
fever, while quite number of them
who did not, had it.
When the grip was attacking
almost every family in Boston few
years ago, [ sent an officer to the
Bryan match factory, who reported
that out of the large number of per-
sons employed there not one had
been attacked by the grip. l dis
tinctly remember reading some years
| ego that all persons working in the
Italian sulphur mines escaped the
malaria that prevailed all about
| them. remember also, in a book
written by an eminent German
1 physician. translated into English,
his assertion that persons observing
the ordinary rules OF health and
wearing sulphur constantly in their
shoes were completely protected
| from cholera. [ have also had al
| different times evidence given me
that the wearing of sulphur in the
shoes has in various cases cured
persons ffiicted with rheumatism.
| 1t may be that the old New Eng
land custom of our forefathers ant
foremothers, giving to their chil,ireI
every spring birthstone and molasses
was not without a good foundation
and the effect of few doses, as man,
of us know, is sufficiently powerful tt
blscken the silver pieces carried il
ones pockets, so that ear conductor
and Others sometimes hesitate t,
receive them.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
FASHION AND FABRIC.
White toilets of the daintiest descriptio,

White toilets of the daintiest description
will be the rage next season.
All shades of blue are fashionable. from
the deepest flower de-iuce dyes to the
faintest forgetmenot tints.
The old fashioned princess shaped I'M
derslip is very much in fashion this year,
cut with a rounded or square shaped half
low neck and short sleeves.
Not only does the graceful princess dress
sppear among gowns from Paris formed
of satin, brocade and crisp corded silks,
but In supple taffetas, silk yeilings, mus
Inns, nets and crepes de chine.
The blouse effect remains on the imme-
date front of many bodices, but blouses
entire have given place to closely htted
waists with almost seamless backs, deeply
curved under arm seams and an effect OF
a waist very closely fitted.
Open mesh or semitransparent fabrics
are the materials used in making some OF
the handsonest and most fashionable
gowns for the coming season. frequently
these dresses are mounted over founda-
lions of figured instead of patterned silk
or satin.
Half worn silk or satin waists can be
very easily and effectively freshened by the
addition of shirred blouse front formed
of plain or sequined net and arranged over
an underblouse of colored silk or satin.
Fiye-eighths of yard each of the satin
and net will make the blouse front.
Soft gray tulle, orange velvet in two
distinct shades, a spray of mignonette,
cluster of Mermet roses, two large stand
ing ostrich plumes of orange color shading
to white on the tips, and buckle or very
brilliant Irish diamonds compose mod
ell for dress hat made by a French artist.
Lace in some form or other will be used
upon nearly all dressy summer toilets. Ii
the silk gown, for instance, is trimmed
with rows of narrow velvet ribbon, there
will be a guimpe or yoke of fancy lace,
and if the bodice is merely plain open
jacket, beneath will be worn blouse OF
net or of plain silk, trimmed with lace
points or iIisertions.-New York Post.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
THE COMING GOWNS.
Rufdes, Ruchings, Puffs, Tuciks, ETC.. Mari
the Dressy Summer Costume.

Ruf1es, Ruchings, Puffs, Tuciks, ETC.. Marx
the Dressy Summer Costume.
The modes of making and trimming
the bodice are very nearly on the old
lines. The sleeves are simply little
smaller, and while the skirt has acquir
ed a reputation for shifting methods
of construction the simple gored skirt
with five or seven cores and less full
ness is still very popular. Of course, a
skirt trimming of some sort is almost a
necessity, but it is an easy matter to
supply this with rows of ribbon gather
ed or sewed on plain, ruches of chiffon,
net or silk and milliner's folds or
stitched bands of silk or satin.
The organdie, lawn and pique gowns
displayed as new models are more or
less deliberately trimmed with ruff1es,
ruches, insertions, puffs and tucks,
quite like the old dresses of 80 years
ago. insertions of lace alternating with
groups of tucks or narrow ruches from
the hem nearly to the waist, are one OF
the many fancies, while there is appar-
entity no limit to the possibilities OF
gathered satin ribbon in the narrow
widths.
The prettiest ruffled skirts are the
grenadines rutfied with lace and chiffon
and the organizes, which are very
quaint, decked out i'll ruffies more effect
lively arranged by separating them two
or three inches. The skirt, with one
wide circular fiounce set into the apron
shaped upper part, is already so com
mon that, according to all previous rul
ings of fashion, it must soon have {
downfall.
| Black mousseIine de sole frills, ruch
ings and plaitngs in very narrow width
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
Italy's Trouble.
Cleveland Leader

Cleveland Leader.
The truth is that Italy shows
what overtsxation can do to curse
and crush people. The govern
ment is not at all oppressive or un-
popular, in the ordinary sense
King Humbert is both democratic
and patriotic. The representation
OF the people in legislation is fair,
and the whole spirit of the govern
ment is liberal and as progressive as
it could be, probably, with safety.
But all ministries grind the faces OF
the poor and oyerburden indu .try.
They have to do it or let the world
see that Italy, united and free, is not
able to keep pace with the nations
among which she has been given a
p1acp
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
AN INDIANS PLEA.
Sounds a War Whoop of Alarm
Against the Destroyer.

Contributed by w. c. T. U.
A most interesting contribution to
a recent number OF The New Time, il
that entitled. "An Indians Plea for
Prohibition" 1t is written by the
venerable Simon Pokagon, chief of
the Pottawattamies, large portion
of whose life has been spent in secur-
ing from the United States govern
ment the purchase price of the land
upon which Chicago now stands, and
small consideration. Though born
an Indian chief" says Pokagon, 81
| am a citizen of the United States,
having the right of petition" He
declares his bitter hatred of the
beverage of hell" and is puzzled to
understand how it is that the white
people, Notwithstanding their intel
| ligence and marvellous achievement s
in the realm of science and invention
their almost divine works-declare
to all the world by words and deeds
that they are not able to provide
means whereby they can destroy
that great devilfish which their own
hands have fashioned and launched
upon the sea of human life" The
science OF government, he rightly
concludes, has not kept pace with
progress in other directions. Chris
tian charity" says this child of the
ores', in his impassionod appeal
may try to clothe the nakedness o
politicians and statesmen by declar,
ing that they are so blinded by tn,
love of party and SO fearful of tn,
liquor ballot they will not hear til,
wife and the mother pleading, tn,
little children and the orphans weep
ing; but this is no excuse Not INIT
: the dove shall cease to fear the hawl
/ that steals her young will Pokagol
, cease to sound the war whoop @
alarm against the destroyer of you
children and ours"
! And every sovereign citizen of thes
: United States, must, if he be homes
with himself, echo the words of tn
e old Indian chief, "There is n
excuse"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
CONVERSIONS LAYING.
An Occasi of Rare Interest In Nor
canton on May 30.

MoRGANToN, N c., May 18.-The lay
ing of the corner stone OF the new
school building of the North Carolina
scnool for Deaf and Dumb will take
place on May 30th with appropriate
exercises.
The corner stone will be laid under
the auspices OF the Grand Lodge OF
Masons of North Carolina. DR..
Edward NJ. Gallandet, of Washington
city, man of International reputa-
tion in his profession, will deliver the
principal address, Judge Walter
Clark will deliver an address on the
part Of the Masons.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
Fiery End Foremost.

Iobserved phenomena at San juan
and the same at Pounce de Leon for
which | have never been able to
obtain satisfactory explanation,
writes Porto Rican correspondent
of the Chicago Record The old
negresses who sit around the market
place and the shady street corners
selling duIces from large baskets are
habitually smoking long black
cigars, and they put the lighted end
in their mouths. Why they do so
and how they can endure it are mys-
teries.