The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25

11leof1ne nv eoms day become =
grsat mining neld. one OF our consuls
there reports that immense deposits Of
phosphates have been recently Giscov-
cred on each side Of the river Jordan
A California inventor has q new
device for directly utilizing solar heat.
In the event of its success economists
viii regard the waste of energy during
the summer Of 1901 - little else than
. tragedy.
The fellow who stole S:so.0oo worth
Of gold from q California smelter ex-
plains that he wanted the money to
enable him to invent flying machine.
It would probably have done him more
good II he had invented his flying ma
chine flrst.
n. Santos Dumont has demonstrated
that as q means Of sport the airship
possesses are social advantage Of being
much more dangerous than the auto
mobile Still, 1t lacks the element Of
menace to the innocent and plodding
pedestrian.
That human muscles can propel q
wheel over good country roads dis
lance of $50 miles in little over two
days. or at . rate. intending all stops.
Of more than IA miles per hour. IL
certainly a wonderful feat and indi-
Gates that the wheel as q racing ma
chine has been brought close to per-
lection.
Compositors have something to be
thankful for. Here Is q specimen Of .
real German word: "Donaudampf-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
bureauvorsteher." In English it means.
Manager of the chief directors ONCE
OF the Danube Steam Navigation COM
pany." No wonder there Is trouble
sometimes in the printing trade in the
Fatherland.
The skeleton spectre Of famine again
stalks abroad In parts Of Russia and
Of Asia Again the east will cry out
to the west to give bread to millions
of starving mouths. Even with all
the progress of modern civilization.
hunger seems to torment Is vast null
titudes a. IN the days Of the Caesars.
Times are sadly out Of joint In broad
regions Of the earth.
A monument Il to be erected In Chi
cago to the memory Of David Kenni-
son, who died in that city in 1852. u
the age Of more than lis years Ken
rison was the last survivor Of the
Boston Tea Party" He fought
thror:h the War Of the Revolution 10
the Continental Army, and at the
opening of the War of 1872 was on
garrison duty 1t Fort Dearborn. which
then marked the spot where Chicago
nov stands. He returned to Chicago
In 1876. His grave lies In Lincoln
Park. not far from the Lincoln statute
Philadelphia oculists tell US that
there is something more In the brassy
eye than mere slang It 10 Q disease
and one which Affects motormen and
conductors on electric railways Ir-
symptoms are an excessive now Of
tears and . dread Of light According
to the oculists this u caused BY YER
digris conveyed BY the hand to the
eye. and its scientific name IL chalkitis
The motormen and conductors WHOSE
hands are on brass rode and the like
. good part Of the time while they arr
On duty rub the verdigris into theiI
eyes and then the. trouble begins Il
taken hold Of in time no permanent
harm results. but II neglected the Wis
Ion may be seriously impaired; and
while II lasts . motpgman II not Who'll
! " responsible for IN accident because
everything before his eyes Il more o.
lsss blurred and he cannot zee clearly
TIE st. Paul eccentric recluse WIKI
provided In his will that all his cash