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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
THE SWIFT RIDERS.

Norm is the eldest of family Of Or
phans, in consequence of which he has
to do only one years military service
P. J. Berlo is mourning the loss of
two fingers, cut off by their being
caught between a chain and sprocket
which he was describing to friend.
Jack Chinn, the English professional,
is coming to America Chinn has been
a record man in England. and it is
thought that he will become a fast
sprint racer in this country.
The Jallu brothers, the French pac-
ing team who were here last year, in
tend to make another visit in the spring
These men, who are rated as one of the
speediest pacing teams in France, will
bring with them two electric tandems.
Jimmy Michael, the little cycling
wonder, will ride some of Mr.. Dwyer' g
horses in practice this spring. Michael
believes that he will make a good
Jockey. He has no idea of abandoning
cycle racing and will begin riding the
wheel in May. Michael weighs 1873
pounds. When he quit riding recently,
he weighed SO pounds.
1t is said that William Michael, the
17-year-old brother to Jimmy Michael.
will arrive in America in April. This
youngster, who is smaller in stature
than Jimmy and weighs about 100
pounds, is looked upon as one of the big
riders of the future. He has met with
remarkable success in sprint races, and
while in this country will be trained for
distance racing
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Don't Eat Yourself Ugly.

It wouldn't make SO much difference
as to what a woman ate. says publ
cation which claims to be authority on
culinary topics, if she would only wait
long enough between meals to get hun
cry, but she doesn't, and there's where
the trouble begins. Nature is a tenacious
old jade. Given the time, she will di-
gest and assimilate almost anything
that the stomach can retain.
It is we'll known fact that spells of
adverse fortune are invariably accom-
panied by superior ply sical conditions.
Brokers' families never look so we'll as
during panic. High toned criminals
invariably come out of prison in better
health and face than they had when
they went in. And who has not remark
ed the refinement of spirit and nature
born of sorrow and temperature in be-
reaved families? 1t is well worth the ex-
pense of a triI to Carlsbad or Aix-les-
Bains-not only to take the waters, but
to learn how not to take the foods that
deform and destroy the body.
Unless a woman washes or works for
a living she doesn't need three meals
any day of her life. 1t takes systematic
work to consume that much fuel. Engi-
neers are too clever to fill the furnace
with coal unless there is trip to make,
an elevator to run or work to do.
It doesn't matter what man looks
like SO .ong as he is decent and healthy,
but it is the duty of every gentlewoman
to be as good looking as her circum-
stances will permit. Women often eat
themselves ugly, i'll and brutal.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Jackets and Capes.

"For the early spring there is de-
cided change in both jackets and capes,"
says The Ladies' Home Journal En-
tirely close fitting jackets are seldom
worn. They tend either to the Russian
blouse effect or to the semifitting styles
The blouse effects should be avoided by
all women who have short waists or
measure more than "a inches about the
waist. For these figures the jacket with
the fitted back and the straight front is
advised. Sleeves will continue to be
tight, though upon the shoulders there
will be some fullness, and they will
oftenest be capped by loose drapery
which is, for no special reason, called
Jockey Capes are more deliberately
trimmed than ever before, and their lin
ings are exquisite. Brocaded Innings are
no longer in vogue, preference being
given to plain moires, rich silks and
velvets. The coat skirt or basque will
this season be cut shorter but not SO full
and not ripping as it was last season.
The cape is regarded as a necessity, al
though it is not supposed to give any
warmth or to be anything more than a
beautiful adjunct to a smart costume.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Bag wigs and Patches Promised.

1t is whispered that powdering the
hair is to come back for full dress and
that that means the return before long
of the white wig. Many women consid-
er this very becoming. Such softening
about the face allows the liberal use Of
powder and even of rouge. Brilliancy
of dress may follow. Patches are in the
same procession, and, oh, how loye1yI
This is a hint of interest to all women,
for even to plain folk not likely to go to
even an ordinary ball and not in the
least likely to ever put themselves into
bag wig and patches it is exciting to
know that such a fashion is likely to be
revived. If it is revived for full dress,
it will be extended into all formal wear,
and that will mean that the picture hat
will become more and more a picture
and that the brocade and satin season
will be indefinitely prolonged. -Phila-
delphia Times.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
STRIKING SNAP SHOTS.

God repented that he made man,
but he never repented that he re-
deemed man.-Rev. John Mason.
Buddhist prayer Is defined by a
Buddhist priest of Ceylon as "a
prayer for nothing to nobody
Men.
There is no excuse for weakness
since God has promised to grid us
with his strength. A weak Christian
is doubling christian, and a doubt
ing Christian is one who refuses to
believe God. A willing, obedient
Christian is strong in faith.-Chris-
ton Witness.
He that Is sensible of 20 evil but
what he feels has a hard heart; and
he that can spare no kindness from
himself has narrow soul Collier.
A hypocrite Is one who neither is
what he seems, nor seems what he is.
He is hated of the world for seeming
a Christian, and hated of God for not
being one.-Ibid.
Some men who are worth millions
will be so poor in the judgement day
that they will not even be seen =
Sunshine.
All those who are conformed to
the image of the Redeemer are as
willing to be ruled by Christ as they
are to be esteemed by him. He that
deems his yoke heavy will not find
his crown easy --Secker.
There's always room at the top,
but most of US get so horribly
squet zed in the crowd down below
that we haven't sufficient energy to
get very far up.-Nashville Christian
AdyOcate
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Won Their fortunes.

A little less than two years ago rich
grain merchant of Odessa died, leaving
a fortune of 1000, 900 rubles to his
three daughters, under peculiar condi-
tions. They were only to inherit the
money on condition that they became
servants, washerwomen or farm work
ers for Is months. The time has just
passed, and the young women have
come into their fortune. Two Of them
were chambermaids and the third
girl Of all work in Odessa houses They
did not have much trouble in securing
situations. In the course of their servi-
tude the two younger daughters receiv-
ed each more than 500 proposals of mar
rage, and the eldest $50. They dec1in-
ed all, and now assert that they will
continue to live in single blessedness.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Lydia Languish.

The languishing maiden attired in
book muslin and wearing dropping
leghorn hat which old prints and illus
trations present is coming to the fore
again. Besides the tailor made girl and
the golf player we are to see women
wearing the shepherdess hats which en-
nance woman's beauty if she knows
how to select color and trimming. This
shepherdess idea will be carried out in
many of the models. Twists and turns
which rise from the face, brims being
bent down in front, mushroom brims
and those that scoop down all around,
and give such opportunities for under
brim trimming, these are only a few
hints of the unending hat plan. Then
there are the pompadour hats to be
worn with that particular style of hair
dressing. These have the failing off,
effect which we have seen in the winter
styles. They are all-whether toques,
berrettas, roll front, capotes or side roll
round hats, perched far back, exposing
the face and front hair. Low crowns are
on all these shapes, but the trimming
stands up we'll and give a chic air to
these dressy shapes.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
APHORISIS

Occupation is the scy the of time
Napoleon.
The way to be nothing is to do
nothing Howe.
every one can master a grief but
he that hath it Shakespeare.
When man is wrong and won't
admit it he always gets angry
h aliburton.
What do we live for if it is not to
make life less fiji uIt to each other
George Eliot
There is as much greatness of mind
In acknowledging good turn as in
doing it.-Seneca.
The joys We expect are not so
bright. nor the tronbles so dark az
we faIcy they will be.-Gharles
r ade
Our youth and our manhood are
due to our country, but our declining
years are due to ourselves -PliDy.
There is no policy like politeness,
since a good manner often succeeds
where the best tongue has failed =
Magoon.
AS riches and favor 10, sake a man
We discover him to be fool, but no
body could find it out in his pros
perity -Bruyere.
Every man is his own ancestor
and every man Is his own heir. He
devises his own future and he in
herits his own past.-H. F. Hedge.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Wash Shirt Waists,

The best shirtmakers have sent out
their patterns for the summer, and
there is little or no difference from last
years styles. The sleeves are smaller
and there is perhaps a trifie less fullness
in the front. Yokes are made square or
pointed in the back, as is most becom-
ing a plain band finishes the neck, SO
that either rundown or high collar
can be worn. The preference is as yet
for the heavier wash materials, such as
madras and duck, and judging from the
samples of fancy white materials the
white shirts are to be as fashionable as
they were last year. The thin materials
are not amona the new fabrics. When
they are used, they will be made up in
the fitted and more fancy waists. The
different shades of wood color, steel
blue and a pink are among the new
shades.
Then there are the checks and plaids,
whose name is legion, but the different
patterns of white and tan are easily the
smartest. Among those that have yet
been shown there is one style that must
not be forgotten of plain color-dark
blue preferably-made with square or
pointed yoke at the back, medium full
front and down the center of the front a
fiat plat edged on either side with a
ruff1e of sheer white linen. This is a
pretty style and looks very smart when
worn with white leather belt and white
linen collar, the blue and white COM
bination being a perennial favorite for
summer. Bazaar.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
HORRIBLE PLIGHT OF CURaNs.
Ex-Secretary Proctor's Statement to
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March II. Senator
Proctor this afternoon read to the
Senate statement of his recent trip
to uba. He dwelt particularly on
the wretched condition of the recon,
centrados. Outside of Havana. he
declared, 1t was neither war nor
peace; it was desolation and distress,
misery and starvation
The food sent from the United
States had greatly relieved the suf>
fering. but this necessary aid might
cease, unless the war is soon ended
OF the 600,0 900 pei sons in Cuba,
Senator Proctor thought that not
over 20G 900, exclusive of the sol
dlers, gave allegiance to Spain
Every town IN the four western
Provinces is surrounded by trocha
and guarded so that the recoucen
trados could not get out nor the IL
surgents get in. Between the town!
there Is hardly a human being living
and no crops.
he said the scenes in the hospital
we've too horrible for him to describe
| He had found that the newspape
reports were not exaggerated.
OF Spain's military power. Their
are only go 900 sold ers left, out @
200, 900 sent to the island, and the
are poorly drilled and equipped.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
BIKES AND RoWLEGs.
Marrow Tread Wheels and Their Alleged
Eject on the Lower Limbs.

Narrow Tread Wheels and Their Alleged
Effect on the Lower Limbs.
The Comanche. in the days of his
greatness, whatever he may be now,
was pre-emiDently horseback Indian
and has been regarded as type of that
class. No living man ever saw a Co.
manche on his native heath who was
not bowlegged. The reason the Co.
manches were bowlegged was because
they were narrow tread Indians. An In
dian used to ride without a saddle, fire.
quently without a bride, and to make
himself secure in his seat he gripped his
pony with his knees and feet. Very lit
tie imagination is required to picture
the shape of his legs while engaged in
this feat and to understand that much
practice of this kind would result in
permanent curve to the legs.
The same conditions produce like re
suits i'll bicycle riders. The saddle of the
bicycle has tendency to slant the legs
outward, and if they have to be brought
in at the lower ends to narrow tread
a curve will be produced sooner or later,
usually sooner. The prevailing style of
bicycle costumes to which the gentle sex
display marked Partially affords ex-
ceptional opportunities for a study of
this question. When leg takes a curve,
it generally starts from the ankle, and
the short dresses worn by lady bicyclists
make plain even to the casual observer
the existence or nonexistence of the
curve.
The fact that the curve does exist re-
moves the necessity for any learned dis
sertation on the advantages of the mar
row tread. There are no advantages
sufficient to overcome the one disadvan-
tage of the curve. 1t is common sight
any nice day to see what would ordi-
narily be ravishing bicycle costume
made hideous by view of curtailed
but glaringly obvious pair of paren-
| theses. In other words, there is nothing
| in sight, from a rear view, to prevent
one from thinking that Comanche In
| dian is walking up the street in front OF
| one.
There is no choice in the matter OF
sex. The curve is in evidence in the
male rider as we'll as the female, auC
male dress is fully up to the STANDARD
of the females as affording a chance fol
the study of curves. 1t is, of course
! possible that the bicycle of narrow treaC
is not to blame for this. There hav,
been bowlegged people always. Wheth
er there are more now than there should
be is a question, but it would seem tina
narrow tread bicycles cannot but assis
in the production of curved legs. TIL,
narrow tread can be overdone, and WI
are inclined to think it has been. Their,
are narrow tread bicycles, and there are
alas, curved legsl Is there distinc
| connection between these two facts?-
| Washington Post
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
The Suffrage Question.

Frances Abbott says in The North
American Review that the apparent OBJ
stacle to suffrage that "the majority of
women do not want it, is 'by no
means an insuperable obstacle, since an
illogical state of affairs cannot endure
forever. That subtle elusive force known
as public opinion is subject to sudden
changes, and no one can ever tell how
small thing may start it. There are
always people of one idea, who lash
public opinion until 1t bestirs itself.
The advocates of woman suffrage can
afford to be dignified at this stage. So
much of what they asked, conformity
with the ballot, has been granted that
the latter seems only question Of time.
The other things came first because the
need of them was more apparent"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
HOW THEY ARE MADE.

painting it differently, is shown in Pic
ture B. With little practice it can be
made to appear very mad This is anf
To cause loG5 OF run IN the clown g comic
scenes rushing backward and forward,
and finally tossing the clown into the
air or through window.
1t is made in six separate pieces
body, head and four legs You see that
the legs are just loosely screwed ON to
the body and the head wired into the
body, so that before going on to the
stage it may be put up or down. Two
strings, as you can see, are AL that you
require, fastened ON to stick.
Next thing is the stage, which should
be made proportionate to the size of the
dummies. Picture G shows how model
stage, built in the end of the room
where the entertainment is to be given,
looks to the audience, and picture D
gives view from behind, showing a
boy operating one Of the dummies. If
more than one dummy is used ON the
stage at a time, another boy or girl can
help in the play. The draperies can be
made of almost any kind of cloth, and
the girls can easily fix them up beauti-
fully. Sheets will do because no lights
are used behind the scenes. Picture d
is so plain that any boy will see Just
how the stage is built. The wings (4)
may be cut out of stiff paper and paint
ed. They can be fastened to the frame
Of the stage at the side with screw
eyes, and two boys can move them back
and forth as required. No may be a
dark window shade. either plain or
painted in dark colors. or it may be
merely dark paper. This rear scene
should always be dark, SO that the
threads which operate the dummies may
not show against it. If there is boy in
the club who can paint scenes, he can
make almost any number of them to
snit narious acts ThaT can be- INIT mr.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
A Queer Problem In Germany.

Officialdom in Germany has been
compelled by bicyclist to give deep
thought to the question, when two
streets intersect, in which street is the
point of intersection?' At Breslau BIZ
cycles are forbidden on certain streets.
A rider going along street where they
are allowed followed it across prohib-
tied street and was arrested in the mid
die of the road. He asserted that he was
in one street, the policeman that he was
in the other, the lower court said that
he was in neither and should not be
fined and the upper court that he was
in both, therefore ON the forbidden
street, and must pay % cents.-Ex-
change
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Don't Snub q Boy.

Great Thoughts.
Don't snub boy because he wears
shabby clothes. When Edison, the
inventor of the telephone, first
entered Boston he wore a pair of
yellow linen breeches in the depth OF
winter.
Don't snub boy because his home
is plain and unpretending. Lincoln S
early home was log cabin.
Don't snub a boy because of the
ignorance of his parents. Shake
speare, the worlds poet, was the son
OF a man who was unable to write
his own name.
Don't snub boy because he
chooses a humble trade. The author
of "Pilgrim's Progress" was a tinker.
Don't snub boy because of his
physical disability. Milton was
blind.
Don't snub a boy because of his
dullness in lessons. Hogath, the
celebrated painter and engraver, was
a stupid boy at his books.
Don't snub any one; not alone
because some day they may out strip
you In the race of life, but because it
Is neither kind, nor right, nor Chris
tian.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Graceful Anna Morgan.

Miss Anna Morgan, the we'll known
teacher of ''Delsarte' and physical Gull
ture. slipped on an icy pavement and
came down heavily, but as Miss Morgan
even falls gracefully her accident had
nothing of the ludicrous about it. 1t
was model fall, and many an actress
would have been glad to accomplish the
descent with such grace. AS she arose
to her feet one of her pupils, accom-
panied by a friend, came rushing up
and said:
"Oh, Miss Morgan, that was so
GRACEFUL Would you mind doing that
again? My friend did not see it. Chi
cago Chronicle.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
No More
Rheumatism

It is absolutely impossible to
have Rheumatism if the Blood
is pure. The acids which cause
the disease cannot exist in rich.
healthy blood. The reason 50
many thousands fail to get nd
of Rheumatism is because the y
try to cure it with 1iniments and
external applications of one kind
or another.
The Blood cannot be reached
from the outside. Rheumatism
cannot be cured that way. A
person may try lifetime, but
the disease will not yield to such
treatment; it will, on the other
hand, grow worse each year.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
Fashion Whispers.


Among the coming fashions, just
whispered about as yet, are the follow
ing: Short pad bustles, long skirt bus
ties, panniers, high heels, small, very
close fitting sleeves, devoid of even the
saving grace of frill or puff at the top.
and short, bunchy curls dangling at the
back of the head. The passing of the
awful picture hat" of the winter is
also announced.
now many Toes Has a Cat?
elbow many feet has cat?'' asks the
little schoolma am. -Four" "Quite
right. And how many claws has cat?"
"Why, four times five of course, says
the lightning calculator boy of the red
schoolhouse. elias she?'' exclaimed the
deacon in surprise.
WHO HAS COUNTED THEMa
chow many claws has our old catf''
Asked Eddie. ''Who can tell me thatf"
''Oh, that" said Harry. "every one knowsl
As many as you have fingers and toes"
"Yeth," lisped Ethel. "shee'th jusht got
twenty
Five on each foot-and think 18th plenty"
EYES," said BERTHE. Just five times four.
That makes twenty, no less nor more"
''Wrong,'' said Eddie; that's easy seen.
Catch her and count 'e1.-sIle has eighteeni
Seats each of tier two hind paws
Have only four. and not five, claws"
Toronto Globe.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24

ty-ninth street and are always crowded
with employers and employees. In time
the society hopes to have its own home.
At present it occupies two floors of a
private house. The top floor has been
transformed into home for respectable
girls out of employment, supplying
them with good bed and plain, whole
some food. The fondest wish of the Off
GERS, however, is to establish cooking
school, and it will probably not be long
before this idea will be realized. Mrs.
T.. Rosenberg is president of the organ
ization, Mrs. R. Karwiese is vice presi-
dent and Mrs. s. Hirsch and Mrs. Will
liam Knoepke are among the directors.
New York Tribune.