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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
Hope for the Dyspeptic.
Boston Advertiser.

Boston Advertiser.
Ii stomach be not Indispensable
may not the time come when the
scourge of dyspepsia shall be practi-
caIly unknown? With the abolition
Of dyspepsia the heresy hunter would
find his occupation a thankless one;
the unfair critic would leave his
bludgeon and COO like a dove; the
policeman and the west end conduc-
tor would cultivate a memory and
the motorman would stop at street
crossings in wet weather; the preach
er would study st. John more than
jeremiah; cab drivers would consider
the rights of pedestrians; even poets
would be tolerated as harmless; the
anarchist orator would have to earn
his living; the demagogue would be
out of job.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
BIG CUBAN DEATH LIST.
Mr.. Russell Estimates 200. 900 as the
Number.

Number.
Washington Post
Hon. Charles W. Russell. Assistant
United States Attorney In the De-
phrtInent of Justice, returned yester-
day from Cuba, where he has spent
two weeks Investigating the condi-
tions prevailing on the island Tn
ali interview Mr.. Russell said:
II am very glad to be interviewed
on the subject of Cuba, because | feel
it a solemn duty to humanity to
endeavor to make the American peo-
pie realize the terrible distress which
exists there. Much has been written
on the subject, but, judging others
by myself, L feel quite sure that be-
cause we do not commit, and have
not III our history committed, such
atrocltles as Spain is committing on
that island, the American reading
public regards the reports as biased
by the preconceived opinions of news
papers or grossly exaggerated.
Except in the cities, saw no indi
cation that anv relief whatever was
being AFFORDED to the starving people.
AS the country was stripped of its
population by the order of concen
| tration, it is easy to believe that
4OO,OOO persons were gathered
behind the forts, without being given
| food, medicine, or means of any kind
| TO earn living, except where in the
larger cities some few could find EN-
ployment in mental offices.
Judging from all l saw and heard
| believe that half of the 400, 900
have died as the result OF starvation.
| 81 wish merely to state in such a
way as to be convincing that in con-
sequence OF the concentration of the
people some 100000 Cubans are
daily suffering and dying from dis
eases produced by a lack of nourish
ment, In the midst of what [ think
must be the most fertile country in
the world, and that something must
be done for them on large scale
and at once, or a few months will see
their determination.
80 far as | could see they are
patient, amiable, intelligent set o
people. some OF them whom | saw
begging having faces like Madonnas
They are Americans, probably tn,
( Oldest Americans of European
descent. Constant intercourse will
the United States has made then
sympathize with and appreciate Us
who are but six hours by boat from
them, if we do not sympathize with
or care for them.
"No order or permission from Gen
Blauco can save the lives of many O
them. Indeed, many are too ia
gone to be saved by the best car
and treatment. There is no indica-
ton of cessation of hosti,ities by tn
insurgents If they do not voluntar
| lily cease, their tactics are such tina
Spain cannot conquer them, if at all
before the recOncentradOs will hav
had the finishing stroke.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
HOME DRESSMAKING.
Fo" TEE WHO, II FAMILY CAN
bj ESS WELL AZ SMALL COST.

y" Need or Looking Shabby Even
Though Times are III ard Easy TO
Make Old Gowns End suits Loo K
Like N'w when On.- I'm, vs. How
1t is astonishing how much can be
made from seemingly useless GAR
ments by the woman who knows
how. The old faded gown thu is
out of style can be readily dyed with
Diamond Dyes to fashionable color
and then made over SO that it will
look like new. Suits for bows can be
made from old ones discarded by he
father. and bath in Diamond DYES
VIII make them look like new.
Dresses and cipaks for the little girls
can be made with but little trouble
and scarcely any expense, from
cast Oft gan ments of the older folks,
and when the color is changed with
diamond Dyes, the made.oyers will
look as though they were fresh from
the dressmaker
Diamond Dyes are made especially
for home use,a land the plain directions
on each package make it impossible
for even the most Inexperienced to
have poor luck with these DIVES.
Ihey color anything, from ribbons.
feathers, and scarfs 20 heavy coats
and gowns, and make perfectly non
FADING colors, even handsomer than
| those made by the professional DIVER.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
LOCK-JAW OF HORSES.
What Causes II and How to Pr
vent It,

vent
Editors Sentinel.
Owing to the prevalence OF Tetanus
Clock jaw OF horses in this city | feel
1t my duty to inform the horse
owners as to its causes and proven
ton.
The most fro quent cause of this
fatal disease is nail punctures in the
feet which transmit the germ of
Fetanus into the circulation and |
find that our streets have an inuum
cradle quantity Of nails scattered
over them in the waste and nshAs
from the ruins of fires, etc, which
should, if possible, be hauled out of
the city.
When horse is found to have a
nail in his foot it should not he
pulled out until the proper instru
ments, dislnfectants and dressings
are obtained. The nail should be
dissected out mot pulled OUT and
the opening thoroughly disintected
and filled with aseptic dressing and
the whole foot covered SO that it will
not come in contact with the ground
and thus avoid the danger OF the
! germ entering through the wound.
The slight st lameness of a horse
| should be attended to as soon AZ
possible, as Winston-S slem is losing
hundreds OF dollars annually from
| Tetanus in horses.
Yours truly,
j. W. PETTY, d. Y. S.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Chicago News.
The perfumer is always man of
scents.
Millionaires are always capital
fellows.
The front door mat is frequently
crossed in love
Ali the pictures in the roguas' gal
lery are not steal enEravings
The wise firtuer l-ayes no stone
Misunderstanding the grindstone.
Corn in the field is shocked. but
when 1t is made into whto kew it is
shocking.
The price woman pays for a com
plexion improver is always ii hand
some sum.
Occasionally when fortune knocks
at a mans door he liz in a neig Dor
ing saloon.
The counterfeiter may have beer
brought up well, but he always turns
out queer.
An old man in his second childhood
is never as idiotic as the young faith
er In his first babyhood
There are heroes and heroes, hut
the Ohio man who recently elopeC
with his mother in-law is in a 81 as.
| all by himself.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
A Healthy Sentiment.

Charlotte Observer.
There is every where in the State q
healthy sentiment against shirking
the payments of honest debts, and
the press of North Carolina, always
conservative aud faithful, is con-
demning, with little exception, the
proposed reputation, and is preach
ing honesty of the old-fashioned
sort. Reputation is the
Offspring In this State of Butlerism
and Russellism, and they themselves
came to Us As a redhot curse off the
same anvil that the Lie was first
forged on They are the product of
the same smithy and wrought by the
same blacksmith. The old Tar Heel
ship of State will clear the deck of
pirates yet. Give her time.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20

SENATOR CHANDLER advocates
bimetallism. Secretary Gage wants
the gold standard permanently fixed
upon the country. As divergent as
are the views of these two, it is init.
mated that both are encouraged by
the President, who claims that he
favors bimetallism, provided foreign
countries will consent and affiliate,
but not otherwise. All this looks
rather queer, to say the least. In
the meantime, the course of the Pres
ident and his party Is satisfactory
to the trusts and moneycrats, the
supporters of that party, because
they know the International scheme
Ii q snare and q oeIusion, SO far as
the people are concerned, and that
there is no prospect of free coinage
contingent upon England's consent.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
RAMS HORN WRINKLES

No sacrifice is bitter when sweetened
by love-
Unbidden guests give pleasure-when
they go.
The pruned limb is seldom the one
that dies.
y little mans happiness consists in
magnifying himself.
1t takes both grace and grit to bear
disappointment well.
When a man makes a fool of himself
he generally does the job we'll
AS matter of fact. nobody believes
in he'll except for his neiShbor.
The commonest kind of cheerful Giver
is the one who gives nothing Tut good
advice.
When We cannot do as we would, it
Will smooth the jolts to be willing to
do as we should.
One trouble with the world is that
there are so many people in it who are
content to drift down stream.
Few of us gain by the mistakes If
others, but he who fails to profit by his
own mistakes viii soon be bankrupt IN
knowledge. Ram S Horn.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
A Kentucky Wonder.

Mr. Noble Stallard is truely Won
der, says Fairfield Ky } correspone
dent of the Bardstown Record. He
can solve the most preplexing math-
ematical problems, and one may ask
him the time of either day or night
and he will give them the time to
the minute with remarka BILE accuracy.
Many have held their watches on
him and found that he never makes
mistake. He cannot explain how
he does it, but he never fails. So
wonderful is this phenomenon that
the family have cast aside the time.
piece and depend solely on this
young mans unusual faculty.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20

The coming of DIR. Andrews, on
March 10th, is being quite favorably
commented upon by our citizens and
it is probable that as many as can
be seated in the auditorium will hear
his beautiful tribute to the memory
of the beloved Robert E. Lee. We
would suggest, in this connection,
that lists for subscriptions to tickets
to the lecture be opened at once, with
view to securing a larger hall for
the occasion if it should be needed to
accommodate all who wish to hear
this distinguished gentleman.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20

Our townsman, Mr.. J. w. Fries, a
member of the Monetary Commits
sion, appeared before the Banking
and Currency Committee of the
House last week and made an all
day talk on the currency. Every
body in the State will endorse Mr..
Fries statement that the people OF
North Carolina are clamoring for
money, however much the great
majority of them may differ with
him in his currency views. low the
gold standard and the retiring of q
part of the money now in circulation
1.-THE greenbacks) can appease the
clamor for more money the most of
the folks of this country are unable
to see.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
"A Mckinley Badge.
"A MIC
Lenoir Topic.

Lemon Topic.
Our friend, Billy Priesthood, who
We all know was loud In his advocacy
OF Mckinley and the gold standard
last fall, gets of the following: He
and a friend passed by where Il
neighbOr was working, and noticing
that the neighbours trousers had
patch on top fpntch on them, Billy
asked his friend If he knew what that
was on their neighhor's pants. Upon
his friend saving no, Billy says,
That's q Mckinley Badge"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
Bits of Wisdom.

Boston Transcript.
1t is a short lane where all the ten
ants pay their rent promptly.
If one expects to get square meal,
he must pay a round price for it.
1t is natural that a man should go
wild when he has been made game of.
Although a needle has an eye in it's
head it is not able to see it's own
point.
A bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush; but this is not the opinion
OF the bird.
A woman's glory is her tresses. All
above them at least, at the theater,
are dlstresses.
1t is not easy to convince deaf
man that the bark of dog that has
attacked him is worse than his bite.
S 1me people are like nails. They
have to De thumppd on the head to
make them 90 straight.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
The Situation at New Bedford.


If there ever was a cause in which a
cut down from 10 per cent. in the
wages of labor was uniustifable it is
the case of those cotton mills in New
Bedford, which have paid large
dividends for many years up to and
including the year 1897 just closed.
Profits which permit the payment of
dividends OF 6, 9, II, and even Is per
cent. do not call for reduction of
the labor cost of production If
there ever was iustifable strike of
labor it is the strike OF the operatives
in these great dividend-paying mills
against an unnecessary, unwarran-
ted, and distressing cut-down IN
their wages.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20

VAN WICK is being talked of as the
Democratic Presidential nominee in
1900. If the conditions remain as
they are now, no living man can
touch that nomination with a forty
foot pole save William Jennings
Bryan, the fearless tribune of the
people and the implacable enemy of
the peoples enemies. Bryan and free
coinage will, most likely, be the
slogan of Democracy in the next
Presidential contest-a slogan which
bids fair to route the g. o. o. horse,
foot and dragon.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20

We are told that gold in transit
across The Atlantic ''sweats," how
eyer lightly it may be packed, and
that there is a regular allowance for
loss by attrition, this loss amount
ing in the course of years to a large
sum to the commercial world. The
people of this country are becoming
more and more convinced of the
shrinking tendency of the yellow
metal when used as monetary
standard and many a poor fellow
can testify to the sweating" process
to which it subjects him as he
struggles for sustenance.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
Not Be Fooled Again.
Asheyille Citizen.

Asheville Citizen.
We are reminded by the Raleigh
Post that the Russell-Butler crowd
has been In power only one year. 1t
seems IA century. Is it possible that
they have worked their ruin in so
short a timer Reputation and
scandal-one follows the other in
quick succession. The Governors
most prominent selections for office
holding need disinfecting at least
once week, but are generally
allowed to resign without punish
ment. Incompetency is the rule
among fusion officials, when there is
no worse charge, and simple ignor-
aDce unattended by scandal has be-
come attractive under the Butler.
Russell rule. Well, the consolation
is that North Carolina cannot be
fooled by the same crowd again dur
ing the present generation.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
The Moses Will Appear.


Never was the State in need oil
good, conservative statesmen more
than at present. With a Governor
in control of the State who Is going
on the rule or ruin plan, backed by a
gang OF motley otfice-holders who
put office above principle and would
see negroes in control in all the east
ern counties provided they could
hold on to their office, we are truly
in a deplorable condition. But a
Moses will rise up in the Democratic
party and lead US back to our proper
moorings. Who he will be is not yet
known, but the people will find him
and rally around him for white
supremacy and government by the
people.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
The Way It's Working.

Raleigh Post.
Representative Populist Statesmen
from twenty States met at st. Louis
on the 18th. They represent the
Observation-Disclosures" or that
element who have not received any
pie. Those who attended the meet
ing did rot hesitate to express their
want of confidence in Senator Butler,
and propose to do their own negoti.
ating with the Republicans hereafter
In the meantime the rank and file at
home VINO want good government
will unite with the democracy and
aid in wiping the deceiving pie-hunt-
els and their Republican allies from
place and power forever. This is the
way it Is working in these parts.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
Advice to the Negro.

A sensible negro preacher in the
south has been advising members OF
his race to stick to the farm. Good
advice. The negro is a born farmer
and agriculture suits him better than
any other occupation. Herein is one
field at least in which he has an equal
chance with the white man and in
which there can be no possible dis
ordinations against him. In BUSH
ness, in the professions, in the in
dustrial world the color of his skin is
often against him, and he must fight
race prejudice. But this Is not true
of the farm.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20

ROBERT HANCOCK, of Holden. Kirk
war infamy, should be removed from
the State Office of President of the
Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad.
unless he clears away the recent
scandal attached to him-a task
which it is doubtful he will be able to
accomplish, Notwithstanding the re
port that the suit for damages has
been withdrawn. A special from
Newbern TO the Raleigh News and
Observer says that the young wo-
man in question has written a letter
to the Governor, in which she saws
that all rumors that she had retract-
ed the charges against Hancock were
without foundation; that the charges
are true and she still stands by them
and will never retract.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
The Negroes Real Friend,
Washington Post.


The negro has no real friends at
the north. We are willing to believe,
for we see something of it here, that
the negro does not show to advant-
age after crossing the Potomac and
the ONO. 1t seems to us that the
further he wanders from the south
the more bumptious and offensive he
becomes. But this is largely due to
the fact that he realizes the hostile
environment in which he is placed,
and in his foolish way resents it
The fact remains, however The
Negroes best and most genuine
friends are at the South, and it is
among the former sIave-holding
classes that he finds the truast
esteem and the most helpful friend
ship.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20

CUTTING of wages throughout the
East is the kind of prosperity the
gold standard is bringing to the
laborers of that section and at the
same time scoring another victory
for lucre in the great struggle that is
going on in this country between
Manhood and Money. The hope is
that such victories will be short
lived and that in the coming cleo
tions the way will be paved for the
ultimate triumph of the right.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20

The Durham Sun refutes the init
nation that that city contemplates
repudiating her bonds. 1t says there
is no such intention. Glad to hear it.
This reputation business should be
repudiated throughout the State.
Its tendency is to bring discredit
upon US. The present State admin
istration is as much along this line
as any people should be asked to
stand at one time.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
Rode Two Hours Under the Car

A Buff Cochin pullet boarded the
Liberty street car near the Courthouse
late Friday afternoon. 1t rode for
two hours before the conductor pulled
the hobo" chicken off its roost under
the car. The conductor says the pull
let gave herself away every time there
was flash of the electric current by
"squalling." 1t is not known who
the fowl belongs to.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
RAMS HORN BLASTS.
Warming Notes Calling the Wicked
to Repentance.


The mind, like the lens, may be
concave and scatter rain power or
convex and concentrate it.
When the y rays are so perfected
as to reveal mans thought, there
will be a radical chhnge in thinking.
He who casts stones at others,
makes of himself target for their
return.
Take care of Number One, but take
care it is the right one-the soul, not
the body.
The confession of past folly may be
only the procession of present
wisdom.
Who would refuse the offer
eternal life, if he could put a mort
gage on it?
For an Epitaph: He believed in a
free gospel: it never cost him a cent. :"
The statements of those who have been
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla prove the
great merit of this Mediciue. Get only
Hoods.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
Our GIFTS to be Held LIN.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE
Grocers' and Importers Exchange,
which adopted practical measures OF
relief for the starving Cubans, at its
annual meeting a few days ago, has
met with unexpected troubles from
Havana. A cargo of provisions is
ready to be shipped from Philadel-
phia. consigned 90 Consul Lee, and
word has just reached this city that
the Government authorities at Hava-
ma will refuse to permit the relief
stores TO enter the Custom House free
of duty
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
THE COTTON BUSINESS.

Cotton. Is it any longer King?
II so, how has it been dethroned?
Who are it's friends and who it's
enemies?
We propose to furnish few state
ments for consideration. Look at
them carefully and determine for
yourselves.
Under the Wilson law the average
ad valorem duties on cotton were
43 rs per cent; under the Dingley
law, 50 33 per cent. The new law
raises duties nearly 10 per cent.
Where comes in the benefit to
wages? Employees in New England
cotton factories, thousands of them
are getting reduced wages, ten per
cent less.
Under these conditions can the
Republicans justify their promises to
the working men? Gan they again
deceive the working classes by prom
isipg higher wages with increased
dutiesP
Let us compare the Wilson and the
Dingley bills as to results. Three
years ago the Fall River mills de-
| clared dividends of over 8 per cent :;
the following wear the dividends were
per cent, while last year these mills
paid dividends of per cent and
some paid no dividends at all.
This country has lost it's Canadian
| trade on cloth; Canada is not buying
J the products of New ENGLAND mills.
A few figures will illustrate this
They show the exports of cotton
cloth for four months of 1896 and OF
1897.
1896 YARDS. 1897. YARDS.
July 3,744,154 July TAFT, 53S
Aug. 4.31O,471 Aug. S32, O23
Sept. 3 997, 76O Sept. SO9,S65
Oct. 3,934,479 Oct. 597, 49S
There are the figures. They tell a
startling story. Under the Dingley
bill we are losing our trade; our
markets have been diminished. A
wise system of legislation should
extend our markets. The DIngley
| bill diminishes them and is unWtse.
This is true not only with reference
to Canada. Our exports of Ameri-
| can cotton goods to Mexico have
fallen off 25 per cent.
Our Southern neighbor Is busy
with her cotton mills; the mills there
are running at a profit of over 20
| per cent. Contrast Mexico with the
United States in this respect. Is the
gold standard to be revered and the
silver standard to be despised?
Such are the facts and such TIL.
| questions that we ask the American
people. They will have a chance to
| reverse their 1896 verdict this year
and they will do it. They will sound
| the first note in the funeral knell OF
Ding'eyism, McKinleyism, Hannaism
and the Gold Standard.
VIM F. BURBANK.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
Reform Is Expensive.
lorganton Herald,


Reform" has been the most ex-
pensive innovation that North Caro-
lima has moDkeyed with for many
years. "Reform" increased the cost
of the Legislature of 1895 over
$15, 900, and of 1897 about $4,000
above that of any Legislature for
twenty years. But it is not SO much
the loss of dollars as the States
good name, which has been de-
bauched.