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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
COMING SEASONS coLoRs.
0rown, UntveFsa1ly Becoming'
uishes q Change and II
Very Popular.

While blue and rose and white are to
be the popular colors it cannot be c.
MED that brown is creeping in and that
there will be some lovely gowns OF
brown linen, of brown cheviot, OF
brown canvas and of brown in all the
other shirt waist materials before very
long, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
Brown is universally becoming, ana,
what is more, it is change. There nave
been so many blues and so many grays,
10 many tans and go many violets ana
he!iotropes that one turns toward the
soft pretty cigar colored stuns Win a
feeling of relief that they are not blue.
In the new browns there are all
shades of Havana. of coffee. OF burnt
bread and burnt biscuit. There are all
colors in brown, from the deep wood
brown which is the color Of dead old
tree. to the bright cafe au lait, whicn
is one of the prettiest tones that can
be found in the winter time. and each
brown has its welcome and appropriate
place.
The secret of good shirt waist making
is to have the back snug, so says
famous shirt waist maker, and to have
the front loose and inclined to blouse
at the waist.
There is a new way Of making the
shirt waist belt. a way which Is seen
upon the new and expensive waists but
not upon the cheaper ones. This meth
cd is called the split belt waist. The
belt is cut at the sides and the back
is set upon a band. The skirt OF the
dress is pulled up in the back so as to
cover this shirt waist band. but the
front of the waist. which is upon sep
arate band. is pulled down over the
skirt Of the dress to long point In
front.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
LONG HAIR OR SHORT.
in Ancient and Me-
dieval Times.

Among the ancient Greeks, all dead
persons were thought to be under the
Jurisdiction OF the internal deities. and
therefore no man could resign his life
till some of his hairs were cut to conse-
crate them, says the London Mirror.
During the ceremony of laying out,
clothing the dead. and sometimes the in
terment itself, the hair of the deceased
person was hung upon the door, to sig
nifty the family was in mourning. 1t was
sometimes laid upon the dead body,
sometimes cast upon the funeral pile. and
sometimes placed upon the grave.
At Patroclus' funeral, the Grecians. tc
show their affection and respect to him,
covered his body with their hair; Achil-
les cast 1t into the funeral pile.
Osiris, the Egyptian. consecrated his
hair to the gods, as we learn from Dio-
dorus; and in Arian's account of India,
1t appears 1t was custom there to pre-
serve their hair for some god, which
they first learned las that author re-
ports) from Bacchus.
The Greeks and Romans wore false
hair. 1t was esteemed a peculiar honor
among the ancient Gauls to have long
hair. For this reason, julius Caesar.
upon subduing the Gauls. made them
c1t OF their hair as q token OF submits
sion.
In the royal family of France 1t was a
long time the peculiar mark and privi-
Iege Of kings and princes of the blood te
wear long hair, artfully dressed and
,curled; everybody else being obliged to
be polled, or cut round, In sign of in
feriority and obedience.
In the eighth century 1t was the GUS
tom Of people Of quality to have their
children's hair cut for the first time by
persons they had particular honor
and esteem for, who, in virtue of this
ceremony. were reputed sort of spir-
ltual parent or godfather to them.
In the year 1896 there was q canon,
importing that such as wore long hair
should be excluded coming into church
when living and not be prayed for when
dead.
Charlemagne wore his hair very short.
his son shorter; Charles the Bald had
none at all. Under Hugh Capet it be-
gan to appear again This the eccles-
iastics were displeased with and excom-
municated all who let their hair grow.
Peter Lombard expostulated the mat
ter 30 warmly with Charles the Young
that he cut on his own hair. and HE
successors. for some generations. wore
1t very short.
A professor Of Utrecht. in 1850, wrote
expressly on the question. whether it
be lawful for men to wear long hair,
ana concluded for the negative.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
CARE OF THE HAIR.
A Budget 81 Advice which May De
Of Value to the IN.
initiated.

The combing Of the hair must b
done with large comb with widely
separated teeth, and not with q fine
comb. Always use q shell comb. and
beware OF bone and celluloid combs.
which burn and cut the hair. adyisas
Woman's Home Companion.
In the morning and at night, after
being combed, the hair must be
brushed with rather hard brush. the
bristles Of which can penetrate the
hair without bending
Abstain from using metal brushes
as they irritate the scalp and tear the
hair.
Brush the hair always each lock
separately. but from top to bottom,
and make the brushing last until II
becomes brilliant.
To sleep. divide your hair into small
plaits. and braid. and let 1t hang down
your back.
Never be in q hurry when dressing
your hair. and never pull or tug 1t Il
Avoid too uniform style Of head
dress. too strained and too tight, which
prevents the air from penetrating to
the scalp, rs this often provokes fall
ing out of the hair.
Avoid heavy head-dresses, the max
ing up Of which necessitates q great
quantity Of hair-pins and combs. "A
well as those coiffures which imprison
the hair by tightening IL
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
VIRTUE ADMIRED BY M,
Ways of Women That Make -
Attractive i'm the Eyes OF II.
Opposite Sex.

The things that men like best IN
an are kindness. the gentle. clins,,.
dependence on the man thew los.
sweet, low voice, an indefinable -.
anly modesty which shrinks FINN
toriety, and. most particularly. a ,o-s
cheerful temper. These may not AIR..
and fascinate as do charm, versatil,,-
brilliance. or the talent to amuse. ~.
the old-fashioned. aforementioned =.
tues last longer. They stand the ~.
and tear Of life much better. and a..
all. it is not the sparkling renar,..
which amuses crowded room th,, !.
good to live with. but the cheerful 49,
humor that can brighten up back n.,
lor. says the American Queen.
Smiles. good looks, and merrv Tan.
are capital characteristics in CIR, J.
any one else; but they are not tho..
qualities which married life most :.
mands. Matrimony has its storms 80
trials. as well as its bright sunshin.
and to weather those storms, sometb,,.
more than merry heart and nice cor'
plexion are needful.
1t is the man with the wife WIN.
ways as ready to share and helm him :,
his troubles and trials as she is To nr,;,.
him in his triumphs, who, ninety-pi,s
cases out Of a hundred, meets with mo.t
success in the world. A man real,,..
how handicapped he would be- M.
wife who, while everything vent
smoothly, was the most loving ana
cheerful Of companions, but vho
would sink under trouble instead !,
helping him to meet and overcome !,
He looks for the woman who SHOW,
that, with all her sweet gentleness n.
Is capable Of rising calmly and visely
to any emergency, and when he hss
found her, does not hesitate to ash n,
TO be his wife.
The weak-minded, hystericaI. ple.s.
ure-loving woman has had her day NJ.
loved and admired her years aeo, Int
when the new woman came along. Win
her sane. rational ideas woman VIA
could be trusted like a man and ri
loved like woman; who could b. -.
soned with instead Of cajoled-then men
saw that they had got a companion IN.
stead OF plaything. and the other won.
ans reign was over.
AT the same time man does not Nm
girl who affects masculine ways VIII
the idea that. by discarding all feminine
foibles and interesting herself solely b
the ways Of the opposite sex, she Win
secure admiration and a husband.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
ABOUT BLOOD POISONING.
The Serious Consequenees souetiuGp
Spring from what Seems .
Simple Injury.

There is one form Of blood poison.
ing not uncommon among working peo.
pie A little prick of the finger or foct
which makes Q wound that wouA
scarcely be noticed, may afterwards b.
come swollen, involving the whole limb
and finally destroying the life. Thsn
cases are very distressing, and. unfor.
tunately, not very uncommon. saJs
Medical Talk.
To illustrate, case recently came -
der our observation. A strong. healthy
man was filing saw. He pricked HI
finger. He paid NO attention to It h
IL hours the finger was badly swollA
Still he gave no attention. In six hour1
more the hand was involved. Thea b
applied to q doctor. Remedies veFo
used to NO avail. The arm was next h
volved. Amputation was talked Of. ~
delayed too long. The shoulder -
next attacked. Finally the body. II
man died at the end OF the third day.
The case fairly illustrates traumatis
blood poisoning. No one can tell VIM
injury will produce blood poisoning
Punctured wounds and pricks mn
pointed instruments are received evay
day which are liable to produce bIooe
poison. Fortunately, not more thaa
one in one thousand, perhaps ten thoas
sand. results in blood poison, and ~
there is always q chance that such .
thing will occur. This chance should
lead everybody to observe the followins
precautions:
Whenever the finger or hand IL prickA
by an instrument, the part should Be n
stantly cleansed and the wound ~
piled to the mouth and sucked thor
oughly. in order that the dow Of blooa
may be encouraged outwards. 1hn
would undoubtedly prevent every a.
IL It were done Immediately. The1 =
no danger of poison doing any harm y
being sucked into the mouth. Eve
snake poison can be prevented IN TN
way, and the poison is entirely incapann
Of doing harm In the mouth. No mae
ter how slight the injury. If it causes ~
blood to flow 1t should be treated IN TN
manner. Never neglect it. VIM
there Is not more than one chance y
ten thousand that your injury vin
amount to anything. yet that one chanes
il well worth avoiding.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04

heart contracted with spasn q what
must have been pain. The word had
such chilling sound: the train ct
thought succeeding II was bitter. Yes.
his father was old. threescore-and-ten
barely overlappcd the span Of hi
years He was old.
In de heimath Franzl und me vas
raise togetter-you know. Ter ! MAJ
say so before. He hat pig notions al
ways. unc he leaf home. His fater una
his moder, dey dry to keep him. ne
vas de only poy. und dere vas only
vun leetle ghiri; but Franzl hat pig
notions, und Franzl he leaf home. oat
vas long time. und he 60. Vun tune
dey hear from him in de vest, he 60 70
California we're dey ugs for de golf. una
Framed he tiys for de COLT.
Den dey hears no more. De years
follow each udder. und dere ISIS no
more letter in de alte heimath from
Franzl. und de alte mutter, she wrlte
und she write und dere comes no-va1
you call him. answer? Tings vas 60
bat with DEM. und der alter Franz
he get vat you call him rheumatism
und he NO longer do de work. Den
dere comes de years vat ISIS fuii OF
drubbles. und dings dey gets q ieetie
bladder und q leetle Bladder. und de-
nachbaren. amt it? dey comes In, una
dey dries to help. but vat you mai!
de alte Frau. she say nein, frents, ders
amt no use, she say, We wants not 10
dru6ble you. she say, we cannot 40
help take, for We hat our kleiner
Franzl. und he tigs de COLT, joost heaps
OF de golf, und bimeby he come. she
say, und all de drubbles will 60. al OF
1t, und den We ISIS happy always
"Arme alte Frau! She work. yawohi.
che work all de day, und she work way
in de nacht. und efery day she send
where de letter ISIS to come. una efery
day de leetle ghirl she come pack und
she say dere amt no letter. Den. Won
day she lay down. Und ven dey comes
to wake her up. she joost lay dere. und
she don't rise up no more alretty.
Armer alter Franz! he hat now no son.
und he hat no more Frau, und de
leetle ghirl, she stay. Und den. vat
dime dey hat. va, "a. dem tings dey
comes to US sometimes. und ven dey
does. den We knows de drubbles vat
dey iss.
ALTER Franz. he lay dere. und he
can't mofe. und dere amt nodings he
can't do. und de leetle ghirl. she dry.
und she work, und she do her pest und
de nachbaren. dey comes in; put alter
Franz. he iss vat you call him broud.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
0ut or the Question.

Her principal assets were youth and
beauty, and in the guileless innocence
Of . trusting heart she had bestowed
her young affections upon an old, OLD
man, whose golfers were literally over
flowing with gold.
And there was q grand party to cele-
brate the betrothal. to which all sorts
and conditions Of people were invited:
and things went, II possible, even mer-
rier than marriage bell.
During the evening there was some
sweet music. and sweeter singing. and
then 1t was that the bride-elect muir
INJURED In her most dulcet tones:
am going to ask you q favor. Col
Mooney. Do you remember NY Sweet
heart When : Boy'?"
Remember him!" easped the colonel.
You don't suppose I'm q centenarian.
do your"
And somehow they quite forgot to
invite him to the wedding. stay
Stories.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04

Some people act like tonic or an In
MIGRATING and refreshing breeze. They
make us feel like new beings. Under
the inspiration Of their presence we can
say and do things which 1t would Be inn
possible for US to say and do under diff
ferent conditions. One stimulates INV
thought, quickens my faculties, sharp
ems my intellect, opens the floodgates of
language and sentiment and awakens the
poetic within me. while another dampens
my enthusiasm. closes tie door Of ex-
pansion. and chills me to the very center
Of my being. There emanates from him
an atmosphere which paralyzes thought.
dwarfs expression success.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
Apple Butter Puddi.s.

An apple batter pudding is MADE =
slicing tart apples into deep dis1.
adding sugar and q little water. ~
baking until nearly tender enousA
Prepare the batter by sitting togetna
two cups of -four. three tablespoonlms
Of baking powder and a little 81.
Beat an egg and mix 1t with cupu
Of milk. half 4 cupful of sugar and ivy
tablespoonfuls Of melted butter. Sul
the -four into this mixture and pou.
the batter over the apples. Bake aDo.s
twenty minutes and serve via
whipped cream or a sweet sauce. Ihn
pudding may be made with oeff'es
fresh or dried; peaches, or other na's
Boston Budget
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04

] Turn the wick down after the lamp
cleaned SO ID will not draw the OIL u
II there is the least bit of kerosene on tns
outside of the burner or lamp, It Is SUI
to cause that unpleasant odor when =
lamp is lighted.-OraR9e Judd Farmes
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04

Ulysses was enterinr Tmv

ulysses was entering Troy.
AT last" he cried. exultantly, II
have an inside tip which horse is 70.
Ing to wini"
Caressing the wooden steed. he wept
to think there was nobody with whom.
he could Law his odda-N. Y. Sun.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04

Cholly-I tell You keep . shsrp
lookout for automobiles whenevah /
ewoss the sweet now.
Miss Peppery-Why?
%. didn't you hear about It? One
Of them knocked me silly"
Nonsense! Automobiles weren't
invented that long NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ProaA
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04

having Pots carried along
the made of Earhenwae and the other of Brass Well
brother the along together cried
the Eartn NO. no. replied the latter
great fright keep off, you for if knock against
against will be all with the bottom shall
BY cnso
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
FRANZL


THE chance lies before you, 1t is for
you to take or leave" Schelmer
heard the words his friend spoke to
him in silence. It was not the first
time Pollard had striven to help him.
but each time heretofore there had
been something impracticable In It
This time. however, no single note OF
discord appeared in the plan. All
seemed plain sailing, 70 plain: and
yet Schelmer hesitated.
You give me time for reflection
Certainly, but the chance does not
remain open indefinitely. Some man
must all It, and Schelmer. you have
been given the preference"
Eyes. + know"
Down the straight parallel lines Of
steel fiaSled the headlight Of the COM
inG train simultaneously with the
appearance came the shrill call for the
signal. It was given. The steam was
shut Oh. and the train rumbled up un-
der it, own momentum. Schelmer
turned iHly and watched It At the
moment the fantasy flashed across his
mind that this relentless oncoming
monster was the physical representa-
ton Of his chance. It slowed down.
M. for his climbing aboard. and II he
did not the power would be turned on
again. and he and his little world
would be left to blink after the
rear lights. while the chance itself. his
opportunity. would speed on, unknow-
ing. uncaring, never to return.
Pollard's hand sought his and he
awoke With : start
Already" he muttered stupidity.
II didn't know you went 30 soon.
Well. then. II you must. goodbye
Keep me in mind. and Be assured. I'll
answer soon"
For his part. Pollard said just the
right words Of measuring cheer and
goodwill. and then he. too. raid good
bye, and swung aboard the nearest day
coach. From the platform he waved
last farewell. and the train slowly
drew away from the miserable little
station.
Unblinkingly. schelmer watched 1t
diaappear. Then he arose. and though
there were friends and acquaintances
- To station. he left them behind and
walked On alone.
At lat had come to him that thing
which comes to no man twice. In that
career dreaming hours had been
mapped out before him. there ct last
bockoned sure call. Long had he
*(vn1An6 Hnv @r.n& sssnh axA rr- %he< a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-23

But slowly, like the dawn of a glo-
rious morning, came an awakening
such as l shall never again experience
this side of the future life Now l un-
derstood the loyalty and gratitude Of
the machine to it's master Did you ev-
er stand before large and sympathet-
is gathering of people with a message
for them in which you dared to hope
that all might be interested and from
which great good to all would result?
Do you know the thrill of JOY that
overcomes the speaker at finding that
they are with him to a man and that
his puny power is multiplied by that of
thousands of enthusiastic supporters?
Such delight is dim and shadOwy COM
pared to what l now experienced. The
creative joy of which Goethe tells in
his Easter hymn was not greater than
this, and 1 could dimly understand why
the Hindoo asks no better heaven than
IL be absorbed into universal conscious
hess.
For / had not lost my individuality;
l had gained UNNECESSARILY. Every
thought, every plan, every invention,
now had the cordial support of twenty
active minds, all working in complete
unison and with almost unlimited pow
ers. I could work out problems that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-23
Ghe Machine
That
Thought
-. By w. L. SWIFT
COPYRIGHT, 1908, by ". L. Suit

~ EFT me say at the beginning that
whatever mystery there may
a be about the adventure here de-
scribed it is to me as great a
mystery as ever, and all efforts of mine
to find an adequate explanation have
been in vain.
| was a student at small college in
the suburbs of one of our great cities.
After a day of hard work, but without
unusual excitement, had retired at the
usual time, leaving my door unlocked,
as was customary with the students,
and slept peacefully until aroused by a
slight noise as Of some one moving in
the room. My visitor sat by my bed
tside and in most matter of fact tone
4said:
= j will wait for you to dress"
Cali right" said l. supposing him to
be a fellow student. make yourself
comfortable. | rise at half past T."
Moving toward the door. he said but
enc word-"Come" to my own at
ter surprise arose, dressed and fol-
lowed him like dog.
A train was waiting at the e@sta-
ton, and as the light from the furnace
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-23


door threw it's golden glow upon the
rolling smoke | saw the face of my
companion. | had seen it in pictures
before, and in my normal state of mind
it would have given me great uneasi-
ness, for | was sure my visitor was DR..
Easton, the man in charge of the great
insane asylum eighty miles away and
noted throughout the world for his
wonderful hypnotic influence over his
patients, of whom he could control the
most violent by simply his own person
al power. In bringing in new patients
he used neither force nor persuasion.
He spoke, and they followed, exactly
become insane?
Beyond falling violently in love with
a sweet creature to whom l could not
hope to offer a home for years to come,
and whose other suitors would gladly
have seen me put out of the way, l
could remember no act of insanity.
1t was a wild, rapid ride, and day
light was beginning to appear when
we stopped. My surmise was correct;
W were dJ Tic luSdllC IuIll Dul,
greatly to my surprise, l was received
not as patient, but as an honored
guest, welcomed to breakfast with the
family, given 4 room to rest in and
later in the day invited to walk about
the grounds and buildings with the
great doctor himself. And it was not
till after l had seen and admired the
exquisite perfection Of the arrange
lnents for the comfort and recovery of
the patients, all of whom seemed to
regard the doctor with veneration and
affection, not till l had passed one of
the pleasantest days of my life with
the doctor and his family, that the real
object of his summons to me came to
light. In the evening he said:
Il have heard of your excellent rec
ord in college, and believe can trust
YOU fully if l reveal to you the secret
Of my life an invention almost per-
fected, that will not only immortalize
my name, but will be of untold benefit
to humanity. l need and must have
the assistance of a young man in per-
fecting it. The work will call for much
sacrifice. but the reward will be such
as should come to one of the greatest
benefactors OF the human race. Will
you assist me?"
Would I? Would any young man
with dreams of future happiness let
slip a chance for wealth and honor,
though the way seemed hard? | said:
81 trust you as you have trusted me,
md am worry much at VOur service"
Come" he said. And again / fol-
lowed obediently.
He opened the door of large, low
room, where sat at table twenty men
with the most vacant expression of
countenance l ever saw on the faces
Of human beings. With a start | rec
ogniZed one, q former neighbor or
mine, q harmless lunatic, whose mys-
tnrious disappearance had been nine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-23

combination not only urged me by all
considerations of humanity to join the
band, but it showed me what happy
life it led. 1t sang songs, it told stories,
it cracked jokes, it played on musical
instruments, it read and recited and
acted, and all with that peculiar and
wonderful power of twenty instead of
one.
| still wavered, but once more the
doctors wonderful hypnotic power de,
cided for me, and when he approached
with the electric wire | had no power
to resist. 1t touched my head. and l
knew no more.