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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-01

Certain Failures In school Hvrsevo
Probably no book on the gene
subject of school hygiene has BEL
published from the days of Horn1
Mann to the present time that does =
include at least a reference to the p
sition Of the pupil at his desk.
deed. even Locke limited at this NJ
he wrote that the pupil should len|
how to lay his Paper and place q
Arm and Body to it." One Of G
blessings promised by those who g
troduced the vertical system Of -
manship was a correction of the croG
ed-back position of the pupils. sin(
they must SIT correctly in order I
write the script correctly. The vecf
cal system. If properly used. does -
sess this merit as long ss the chi1l
engaged in the writing exercise, n
its influence amounts to little beyo
this Although I visited scores {
school-rooms Of all grades. in couna
and city. yet. SO far as can recall.
position of the pupil while wfil1
was apparently unnoticed by q
teacher, at any time. In any room. d
cept during the few minutes set 9
for "penmanship." This il al
more painful when we consider G
writing as . distinct exercise occuU
only q few minutes each day, v1|
one-fifth to one-half of the time q
BY the pupil In the school buildlnC
occupied by written work. Indeed
spelling Of the motto of the scho
room Of today seems to have q
slightly changed until II reads: e
ways do write"
The undue amout of time give
this work may be more or less -
gogfcal; but IL IL most certainly M
gienic. for not only are the musclG
the trunk and arms involved in =
correct position at the desk. for
greater part of the time. but the
jury to the eyes from too close g
ton to the script and from the e
ful following Of the pen and -
points would seem to be incalcul
Incorrect posture insidiously ten
induce spinal curvature and dir
of the internal organa-R- Clar9
the Forum.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-01

when Liseols's Wife Pulled HE Hair.
Mrs. H. A. Baldwin, an old lady now
living In Los Angeles who was q close
peighbor of the Lincolns In Spring
field. Illinois, gives the following per-
sonal recollection of Lincoln in Les
Hes Monthly.
while Mr. Lincoln was living In
Springfield. . Judge of the city, who
was one of the leading and most in
fluential citizens Of the place. had oc-
casion to call upon him. Mr.. Lincoln
was not over particular In his matter
of dress, and was also careless in his
manners. The judge was ushered into
the parlor. where he found Mr.. Lincoln
sprawled out across q couple of chairs,
reclining at his ease. The Judge was
asked to be seated, and, without
changing his position In the least, Mr..
Lincoln entered into conversation with
his visitor.
while the two were talking Mrs.
Lincoln entered the room. She was, of
course. greatly embarrassed at Mr..
Lincoln's onl-hand manner of enter
tanning his caller, and stepping MP
behind her husband she grasped him
by the hair and twitched his head
about at the same time looking 1t him
reprovingly.
Mr.. Lincoln apparently did not
notice the rebuke. He simply looked
MP 1t his wife. then across to the
Judge, and, without rising. said:-
." Little Mary. allow me to intro
duce you to my friend, Judge soand-
So.'
1T win be remembered that Mrs..
Lincoln's maiden name was Mary
Todd. and that abe was very abort in
stature"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-01

The average cost Of the body Of :
modern long electric car ID $4,000: the
average cost Of ct Of double trucks
Tar sncA = or = ~, and The avsrnee
81 q the notnr = o1Goo, nnkine -
~ ~ e ~ - ol1oa
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-01
ufhor OF !" The House on fhs Nar5h." etc.

Author OF Inc HOUSE
Copyright Iss@ by
CHAPTER TX.
Continued.
SOh, but she's come backr replied
Neg. quickly. with the idea that there
6as reproach to her young mistress
1mplied in the suggestion that she
Dad been frightened away. "She
01dn't wait long after the master sent
Cor her. can tell your
~And she's In the house nowY'
0sked the detective. with interest.
yes. but not for you to see." re-
osrted Meg. rudely. You can worry
Ne with your questions, IL you like.
but you don't get at her. IL can help
mr.
At that moment . window was
opened above their heads. and the de-
1ective. without answering the serv-
mt looked quickly up. He saw Nell
standing at the easement. crumbling a
Diece Of bread which she put on the
aDdge for the birds. Noticing some
ching with q quick eye he stared up
silently. until Nell, whose head was
turned away. moved and perceived
him. She blushed crimson. and was
about to shut the window hastily
when he stopped her by an imperious
Desture.
Beg pardon. Miss. but could
Gpeak to you q minuteY'
For an instant she seemed to hest
1ate. and In that instant he could see
4hat she grew deadly pale. At last,
2owever, she made q movement to sig.
0ify assent. closed the window and
disappeared
The detective. who thought he had
season to fear that she would again
ottempt to escape him. pushed
orusquely past Meg. and opened the
uble door.
~What are you going in like that for,
without 20 much A. with your leave.
q hy your leaver" asked she prompt
-.
You heard the young lady say she'd
- mel? replied the detective a..
without further ceremony he passed
0eo the house.
Attic foot Of the stairs be met Men.
what do you wish to say to met"
- asked. In . very tranquil tone.
It was now 20 dark in the passage
nat they could hardly see each 9TH
nfs face.
~Well. IN the first place. Miss, I
oAould IKE to speak to you in . better
Ut" replied the man.
In here. then" said she. leading the
Way. after another moment OF appar.
ut hesitation. into the little sitting
ooom at the back Of the house.
1here was . IRE and there was q
0nmR The detective turned mp the
R1ck.
~Xou'n excuse me. Miss. but want
very particularly to zee you while
Gpeak."
She had gone round the little table.
I'D was standing at the other side Of
- With Z sudden movement the de-
oective swooped round upon her. and
oslzins her by the wrist in . arm
Grip. pointed to the back Of her right
Ind.
On the soft, white skin there was q
uttle blister freshly made, with q pink
- e Inflammation round the base.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-01
CHAPTER TX.
Continued.

copyrighs by asbrs Bonnerss onsl
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29

Mr. Hackett, Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, is Sampsonian, not perhaps
Of the wild and violent type of persons
like Crowninshie'd, but just the com
mon, or garden. variety. In a speech in
Roston last night he said: The time
viii come when every criticism viii re-
gard the achievements and record of
Sampson as of rare h:nliancy-" One
loses sight OF the peculiar Hackett
English of the quotation, in the mad de-
light which its effrontery excites.
SIMPSONS achievements What were
they? He fed pigs. He dug ditches-in
more senses than one He supported Mr.
Longs contention tHat the Spanish au-
thorities were innocent of completely in
the destruction of the Maine He bonn
barded San Juan, in Porto Rico, and
only succeeded in hitting two women
and an old man in the outskirts of the
city He slew the mighty Mule of Ma
tanzas. He was hull down behind the
was in progress. After SchIey's
victory over Cervera, Sampson
made bee line for the near
est cable station, and claimed the
triumph as his own. He was sued by
| two enlisted men whom he had used
/ as servants While in command al
| Annapolis. and was compelled to make
good 10 them portions of tbe:r pay
which he had retained He wrote his
famous opinion on the vital necessity
of aristoeracy in the commissioned
grades of the navy, scorning the lowly
caste from which he must have for
gotten that he emerged himself. without
undergoing any very noticeable change
from common red to blue blood.
These sum up all OF the achievements
ana record Of Sampson which his ad-
mirer Hackett asserts viii one day DE
regarded by every criticism" as of
rare brilIiancy." Very and happily
rare We should say
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
GOSSIP CONCERNING PoPEs.
The Present POntiR the Only Mona
genarfan on the List.


On March Pope Leo XIII. who was Kern
IN 1910 entered upon his ninety-se .1nd
year Of all the Bishops Of Rome, fer St.
Peter and MS immediate successors cS.n
hardly be styled Popes- he, IN point Of
age, IS far and away the first. OF the So
occupants OF the chair OF St. PEI.
though there are at least score Of Wi
authenticated cctogenarians, he IS tie
only n0nagenarlan OF that number
Though he has broker. the record IN point
of years Of life, il seems an impoSSi5ii9
that he should break il IN length OF So,
for his immediate predecessor. Pho NoSO,
reigned for over one and thirty years, GDf
the present Pope has something Ike eight
years before he viii have been supreme
Pope Wculd indeed be wonder OF the
world
The Thirteen Club might claim the Pope
for one Of themselves. When he was
elected men not so much past middle age
now can remember how some of the su-
perstitiOuS faithful begged Of him not TO
be the thirteenth Leo During the last
Plus by title, two Leo. and one Gregory,
and Il was serni-officially announced that
when Cardinal Peccl was chosen Pope in
1873 he was to become Gregory XVII.
But his Holiness defied augury and STYLED
himself Leo XIII There has been TO
nOnagenarian SOVereign-foF. after all tie
Pope is a OVereign-Within the recOIlee-
ton of man The nearest approach was
Kaiser Wilhelm /, the old German Fm-
perOr. who died on March g. 1888 INST
thirteen days before entering upon his
nlnetIeth year. The two European rulers
at present nearing the nineties are the
Grand Duke of Luxem bours. who Will r
Of Denmark, elghty-two the 18th of next
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS.
Organizers Plan to Increase the
Strength of the Union

CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 29.-The
eleventh annual State Convention of the
United Mine Workers of America, Dis
trict No. II, met here yesterday. with a
fun representation from all the unions in
the State The convention was called to
order by President s. C Harligs. of De-
go. Auditing and resolutions committees
We're appointed and the convention ad-
journed until today TO give the commit
tees time to prepare reports.
National orga Eizers here are Samuel
BOskill, of Brill, Ind: William Warner,
OF Pittsburg; l. y. Coleman and 9. W.
Crawford, Of Jacksonville, Ohio, and Al
bert Mankie, Of Clarksburg W Va
The principal business VIII be to formu-
late plans to bring IN the miners In the
Norfolk and Western, New River and
Kanawha territory. and with the assist
ance Of the national organization and
District No II, SAYS National Organizers
BoskiI and Coleman, there viii be at
the miners in West Virginia in less than
three months
1t is reported that the 500 striking min
erS IN the Tkdcker region. in the Norfolk
and Western fields. are being employed by
the Ohio members Of the organization
MI Coleman says the miners now at
work IN the Norfolk and Western terri
tory VIII come out II the strikers are not
given what they demand
IheSe organizers have been working in
the Kama wha and Thacker districts for
several weeks, instituting new unions or
increasing the membership of the old
ones
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
THE MONUMENT MAY REMAIN
Paine Memorial Not Likely to Give
WAY 10 Street ImnroYements.

NEW YORK. March ZS-The PROPOSE
ton 10 move the Paine monument IN
New Rochelle to make room for a new
boulevard which is now going through
North Street has aroused numerous pro-
tests. According 10 the plans of the street
committee, unless the monument is
moved back on the Paine farm, It viii be
left standing in the middle of the side
walk when the new speedway is COM
pleted.
City Engineer Haskell, of New Rochelle,
said yesterday that it is entirely optional
with the Paine Historical Society whether
the monument is to be moved back or al
lowed 10 remain on its present site. II
his .piniOn. if the monument is not
mo-.d the low stone wall around it should
be replaced by d high iron fence to pro-
tect II from vandals and relic hunters.
who have already Clipped off many pieces
of the marble
DR.. Foote, who is member of the Paine
Historical Society and who lives in New
Rochelle, says that the monument viii
stand where il is now, and that a double
loop win probably be made around il in
the sidewalk. so that pedestrians Will
have no difficulty in passing on each side
The monument was recently SuTmounted
by a bronze bust of the author of The
Age Of Reason made by Wilson Nc
Donald. the New York sculptor, and presi-
dent OF the historical SOCIETY.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
Tbe concert Out of Tune.

The Chinese question is all at loose
ends again, and rapidly developing fea-
lures which are anything but encOurag-
ing. AS far a. one can judge from con-
fiicGng reports, IL is not positively GER
tain that the Russo-Chinese convention
has NOS been signed Statements from
Russian sources are that II has been,
while dispatches from Pekin assert the
contrary
The wary manner IN which the Brit
ish Government expresses Itself in
Parliament on the Manchurian diff
Guilty seems TO justify a suspicion
that Lords Salisbury and Lansdowne
are aware Of some sort OF private IN
Outstanding between the Kaiser and the
Gar. by virtue Of which the latter viii
be safe from German interference with
his programme in Northern China.
LORD Lansdowne said yesterday that
Great Britain would not regard a tenn
pOrary Russian occupation Of Manchu-
ria, under modus YiYendi, in any
earping spirit; which would imply that
the British Government sees no way Of
preventing the accomplishment Of Rus
sian lut poses, anu Is preparing 20 MAKE
the best of an unfortunate situation
which it does not possess the means to
change or modify.
The English press Is unable to avoid
expressing the general irritation felt in
the United Kingdom because Of the fee
BILE and inyertebrate course Of the Unit
ed States in China. Three years ago
Great Britain had an idea that great
ally IA the form of new Anglo-Saxon
world power had come conveniently
into being in the day of British isola-
ton. Today it Is seen that, between the
Clayton-BuIwer contention and the
seizure Of American territory in Alaska,
the two countries have drifted far
apart. and. except for formal appear
ances. are about as united in friendship
and mutual confidence as they were In
the years Immediately preceding the
war of 1872. Great BritaIn's isolation
is more complete than ever before. Her
ore possible friend in the family Of ma
lions is Japan. and japanese interests
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29

may not necessarily be long on ali
fours with British interests.
The British Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs declares that his Gov
eminent is now working steadily to pre-
serve the territorial integrity of China
We presume he refers to that half CT
China which Russia has not yet absorb
ed. He also says that everything viii
be done to preserve the open door. But.
it is just as we'll TO remember in the
words of solomon, that soft words
butter no parsnips-" We are satiated in
this country with open-dOor talk. As
rule, the mere we hear of it the more
nails we see driven TO keep it shut Il
appears to US that it is about time for
the Powers to recognize the fact that
Russia has taken and. in effect. an
neXed the northern half of the Chinese
Empire, and means TO keep it. That
point being settled, it should then only
he necessary TO decide between acqui-
escenCe and 4 fight The present spec
tacIe of a lot Of chancelleries sparr.ng
for wind and grinning perfunctoTily at
one another the while, is becoming
wearisome- However. it is not the at
fair of the United States. We are out
OF the game
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
status of IA King.



King need never be in want of money in
foreign country. For all he has 10 do IS to enter
bank seize a bundle OF note= and p1It them
in his pocket or break jewelers. window and
help himself 10 any quantity Of watches cIainS
and rres.iagIs stones lie could go into restaurant
order a magnificent dinner with the rarest Of
wines and liquors and the best cigars and refuse
&c nav the bill. The re-t8urate;Ir would Ia e
absolutely no remedy. Bat il Hing assaulted
even the blinIblest citizen OF the foreign country
in which he WAS sojOurning the citizen might
hit back. And it. in that case, The King got the
worst OF the encounter he would have no re-
dress Likewise If the authorities got wind o.
Kings intention 10 commit some offence against
the law they would be justified in placing him
under restraint until his Own Government was
communicated with. But they could not keep
him a prisoner a moment longer than WAS nee
assarv and the restraint would have TO be of
the mildest possible nature In extreme cases
they could request the King to leave the country.
And If he committed objectionable abuse ei
hospitality they could even convey him beyond the
frontier.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
EnIarging school Opportunities.


NI4VHI t4e t+oIltVI t--iINIIIyft-J
This i a humanitarian age. and it Is specially
concerned with the training Of the Young, who
are TO form the citizens OF future generation
Those two notes strikingly dominant IN the
resolution which has just been adopted by the
London school board TO convey physically de-
iectiye children 10 and from school These poor
creatures are alread; sufficiently iacapacitated
by their inhrTnity without being further handi-
capped III the struggle OF nfe ~ the loss Nf
that education which their healthier fellows en-
Joy. 1t is sufficient deprivation to be shut cut
from the sports and JOYS of childhood without
adding 10 & stunted body a starved and neglected
mind The age Tor the worship Of brute strength
IS past and II Is possible that some such puny
body may contain the intellect which viii make
its possessor great inventor or scientist At
any rate, the school board shows herein great
is lis care and thoushtfulnesS for every class 81
the children under lis charge
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
Gayety of Spirit.

In an article n The Englishman's
Insularity," published in the current
number Of The Worlds Work" is to
be found this comment:
The German. with his thorough intellectual
interest in MS OWL line, takes more pleasure IN
WORK than IN play. The American goes with r.
resistible yigor into both work and play But
the average BritOn thinks far more OF sport than
Of his Job. and thinks far TOO much Of sport
while at his lob Ofieers were anxious
20 go 10 South Africa in order 10 see the fun
This lack Of seriousness IS at the bottom
OF all the mischief
These structures touch the American
as well as the EngIishman, since pre-
cisely this lack OF seriousness has often
been alleged against him. Nobody has
before been heard TO accuse the Eng
lishman Of not being solemn enough,
but the writer. who seems to be an Eng
lishman, ought TO know something
about il.
The spirit which makes people regard
work as sport, however, has never been
regarded as exactly disadvantage. It
is rather more conducive to the accom-
plishment Of great things, at any rate,
than the habit of regarding play as the
important business of life, and on the
whole, it tends to the conservation Of
energy There are people who are al
ways fretting and groaning over their
work, and they are generally the people
who do not get much done. The person
who really has executive ability and en-
ergy is the one who goes at a task with
a laugh and jest, and makes light Of
all difficulties.
When, for example the men Of Ma
poleon's army marched on campaigns in
which they were expected TO achieve
impossibilities, they did it with the
light-hearted gayety characteristic Of
the French people. After the memora-
BILE march from Cannes 10 Paris there
was found fastened on the door of the
Tuileries the satirical suggestion:
The Emperor begs that the King wiu send
him no more soldiers; he has enough
That was the expression of pure fun.
The joyousness which came Of perfect
confidence ia their leader and perfect
devotion to their cause did not die out
OF the army even in defeat; they
laughed at the terrible hardships Of the
Russian campaign.
The same was true Of the defeated
Confederate army after Appomattox
Julian Ralph records the fact that the
typical Tommy" is invariably in a
good humor that nothing can upset his
equanimity or destroy his capacity for
making jokes generally bad ones-on
his discomforts. When annoying
swarms of locusts appeared, Tom
my" brushing vainly at the pests, ex-
claimed:
"BlIzne me If the bloonin' butterflies amt
in Khaki
The soldier who is in good spirits
the determined -heartedness OF
genuine courage--can outmarch, out
fight, and outwear a solemn and melan-
choly body Of troops-if there are any
such. As a general thing, the soldier is
ready for fun. Here and there religious
fanaticism has taken some of the mer-
riment out Of the men, supplying in its
place the stern incentive OF devotion 10
duty, but not for long have such reg
iments existed. Mankind cannot live
without laughing.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
Obstacles TO Mr.

tFron the Pittsbure Despatch.)
As matter Of fact the Powers are all Jealous
Of each other but they are also afraid OF each
other and uncertain what combinations might
be made If should be started. Russia is no
more eager to seize Chinese territory than any
other nation, less g than some. The Chinese
diplomaJjsts playing the one against the other
10 get the best they can out OF II, and while
II Is improbable that CHINA viii escape for less
than the utmost amount il can afford To paw
It IS equally lmpro DGble the Powers can be Sc
duced into actual h8stlIities
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
The Power of Plumber.
From the Rochester Herald1

Y I'II MT Itttl-f-7ttI IItiaiuJ
Senator Platt IS an old man and in feeble
health. His career is closed. The height of his
ambition, the Secretarysi:ip OF the Treasury ne
Wiil never reach. He has never ACCOMPLISHED
anything IN public life. Not q single public
measure is identified with his name His voice
Is never heard in Congress. All his great ener-
gies and scheming ability have been devoted
exclusively 70 the distribution OF patronage
among his followers His influence in public life
has been founded wholly upon his ability TO
t5e-1eyv Once
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
Education and the Ballot.

= =
As a general proposition any uative-born
American black white, who cannot read the.
English language should not be allowed to vote
He has not the needful intelligence. He has had
the Opp0rt unity 10 acquire at least the rudiments
OF an English education. and If he has not made
good his opportunity ne should bear the penalty
lie IS on principle man against whom society
needs protection
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29

From the Savannah (Ga) News)
The Russian Government Is playing with fire
in its brutal treatment Of the students Of ST
Petersburg and elsewhere These students repre-
sent the Intelligence Of the people They be
long 10 The better educated and more wealthy
classes. They the future leaders Of public
opinion Their manhood VIII not submit always
TO being beaten IN the streets with whips by
Cossaaks and police Every victim Of such harsh
Treatment becomes at once an enemy OF the au-
tocracy aHd advocate OF liberty
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-29
Taxpayers Alone Forgotten.

IRON the Forth Worth CTex.) Register.)
IN the greatness aud glory Of cur country we
hOiG Just and proper pride. Its generosity sets
no bounds II pens ons its old soIdiers, the wid-
oVs Of its old soldiers, the children Of its old
soldiers and sometimes the Substitutes of its old
soldiers. Not stopping there, it makes places
for IL old oficehOloers and IN due time, it IS
reasonably certain, It viii see 70 It that every
body has easy time unless it may be the IN
important citizen who viii have 10 paw the
taxes for supplying the needs Of the pensioners.