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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

init to memory. whereas in the other
system no key is required. The class
ifications are simple and the search an
easy one.
Mr.. Flynt illustrates the rapidity and
ease with which the search is made by
his own case, two sets of impressions
of his fingers having been taken. one
of them located in the general file. and
identified by the operator having the
duplicate in less than two minutes. As
to the possibilities of confusing re-
semblances. Sir Frances Cation. the sci-
enlist. declares that mot one finger
impression out of 81. 600. 900, 600 is like
ly to resemble the other" From all
this it appears that the finger-print sys-
tenn has everything in its favor-in-
expensiveness. simplicity of operation,
absolute freedom from error, ease in
recording and searching, the absence
of all complication. and. best of all,
infailibility. which seldom has been
claimed for the Bertillon system. As
its points of superiority to the latter
are so manifest and so well esta blished
by actual use in one of the most famous
centers of police administration. it
would seem wise for our own police au-
thorities to look into the matter a
little with the view of increasing the
efficiency of the service by adopting the
modern method of preserving q rec.
ord of criminals.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
WIT AND WISDOM.

Some one has said that talk is cheap,
yet we hear Il good many extraragant
remarks.-Chicago Daily News.
1t is great misfortune not to have
enough wit to speak well. or not
enough judgment TO keep silent.-La
Bruyere.
Bad temper is its own scourge. Few
things are more bitter than to feel
bitter. 4 mans venom poisons HIM
self more than his victim.-Charles
Buxton.
What He Thought.-Old Gentleman
(near-sighted) is that stranger
coming up the walk. daughter
Daughter-.'Why. that's Reggie. papa.
You know | told you he was coming
10 speak to you to-day" Old Gentle
man-.Ah. yes: see now. Don't you
know. at first thought it was man."
Chicago Daily News.
The Other Way Around.-"Do you
think that cigarette smoking causes
deterioration of mentality" Il am
not clear on that point" said the man
who makes a speciality of profound
opinions. The impression TO that ef-
feet may be due to the fact that people
with brains naturally avoid them"
Washington Star.
MY boy tells me you discharged
him." said the late office boys mother.
You advertised for a strong boy. and
l certainly thought he was strong
enough" Madam" replied the mer-
chant. "he was too strong. He broke
all the rules of the Office and some OF
the furniture in the two days he was
with s.''-Philadelphia Press.
Gems from the Coast.-Gleams from
a recent examination in the San Fran
cisco schools: Define fathom. and
form a sentence with it." "A fathom
is six feet. 4 fly has fathom." Define
species?' Species is kind. \ boy
must be species 10 his mother" DE
fine odorless?" "Odorless is without
scent. a man who is odorless canno,
ride in the car."-Pacific Unitarian.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
Germany Educates Dogs.

Education in Germany does not
stop at children: it includes the dogs.
New instruction for training those
used in the army have just been is
sued. All the dogs must be thor.
oughbreds and of the best pedigrees.
Heretofore Airedale terriers have
been used, but now the German
short-haired bird-dogs are to be
tried. Their main service is main
tanning quick communication between
posts. The experiment is already
successful enough to insure a prom
Using future for ambitious and intel
gent dogs. Henceforth competition
for army appointments will be keen
among them. All who are faithful
may look forward to respectable po-
sitions at reasonable pay with retire
ment on a pension, and perhaps an
advance in rank of one degree above
that last attained. The picture of
the gray. rotund, old retired General
Dog tolerantly inspecting the sad
young dogs who succeed him is a
cheerful one TO consider.-Youth's
Companion.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
MILITARY SUICIDES.
Are of Commoner Occurrence in the
Russian Army Than In Any
Other Country.

A French student has been investi-
eating the subject of suicides i'm the
armies of Europe. and has reached
some curious results. EVERYWHERE.
except in Russia, the number of mill
tary suicides is decreasing; in that
country. however, the average for
some years past has been 133 in
every 100000. In France the proper
ton now is Is in 100000; in Italy.
"a: in Germany. Sc. and in Austria.
los to every 100000. In civil life in
this country the Germans provide the
largest proportion of suicides: il is
curious to find them surpassed in
Europe by the Austrian and Russian
soldiers.
The different arms of the services
commit suicide in differing proper
tions. In the French army self-mur-
der is commonest among the men of
the Foreign Legion, of whom 90 in
100000 commit it yearly. and least
common among those of the Garde
Republicaine. only IA of whom k:'l
themselves to each 100000. The
French cavalry provides more sui.
cides than does the infantry. the in.
fantry and the engineers the small.
est number.
In the British army the suicide
rate is about % to the 100000 a,
home and 80 per 100000 in India. Ir
is9s-99 the rate in our regular army
was about AZ per 100000: il is lower
now. the strain of war conditions
having lessened
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

:, were certainly TIRE most aucacious
ever dreamed OF.
.,Just when Taylor went IN win
ham NO one ever knew, but II must
h.va been through him that the plan
for the circulation of the bills was
perfected. for it was through a cham
of his acauaintances that they were
~ pet the counterfeit money into the
treasury. their plan being nothing
more or less than to have it go out
from the treasury itself.
"And the way they took 10 accom-
nlish il was. as near as any one hiS
been able to find out. this
"Among Taylor's friends were GER
tain couple named Sargent. He was
At their house a great deal, but no one
ever thought anything of it. for Mrs.
Sargent was certainly most delight
fuI entertainer. She was not bit or
= society woman and they were not
rich but she always had the most de-
liphtful little suppers. and wore the
prettiest gowns and in her home every
room was a smoking room-in fact
she knew how to make fellow COM
Portable if ever a woman did.
"Taylor and Sargent were ostenNbiy
great friends. Sargent was teller in
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
FINGER-pRINr SYSTEM.
Englfsh Police Authorities Adopt
.Pudd'nhead" Wilson's Method
OF Detecting Criminals.

Josiah Flynt, the well-known stu
dent of sociology and criminology, has
recently visited Scotland Yard for the
study of police methods in London. He
reports his observations in the North
American Review, and in the course
of the article brings out point which
may not be generally known. 1t is
that in the English police methods the
Bertillon system Of measuring GRIM
inals as means OF Identification has
been discarded in favor of finger prints.
The finger-print system was intro
duced by the home Office at the in
stance of the assistant commissioner
Of police. who had made careful ex-
periments with it while serving in the
police administration of Indiana. and
who became satisfied by the results of
the experiments that it was greatly
superior to as we'll as simpler than
the Bertillon system. The commits
sioner assigns several reasons why the
finger print is more efficacious means
Of establishing identity. 1t only needs
. piece of tin and some printers ink,
whereas the instruments used in the
Bertillon system are costly and likely
TO get out of order. Measurers by
the latter system must be trained ex-
perts. but anyone, after "a half hours
practice, can take finger prints. If
Bertillon measurements are taken in
accurately or are read or Transcribed
incorrectly. no change can be made, but
IN taking finger prints there can be no
error made. Again, margin has to
be allowed in the Bertillon system for
''the personal equation error of OPP
orators, but no such allowance is need
ed in the other system. Lastly, in the
Bertillon system search for q certain
record has to be inside according to
the somewhat complicated limits and
limits of figured key, :"
the details Of which even practiced
oearchers could not be trusted to com
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
THE SIZE OF AMERICA.
Som ct hing of n Nation. Aceordiagt
q Travelled Irishman's
Description.

Col. Abraham Gruber Is the master I
more IriSn jokes, it Il said, tEan any ctse
man in town. In making i speech ataa
cent public dinner he tolG this one, saysis
New York Mail and Express:
''Micky Finnigan, VINO had been u
American citizen for about a year and u
Travelled about this continent eonsicefahE
returned home TO Hibernia Tor visit. u
i the way he described his new country
one of his relatives:
"'Phwy, Amer-r-riea Is so big, besa1
&hot if YOU wor 10 drag England thr-rosp
the shtates you wouldn't lave a MARK !
the DIRT: an YOU could lose Oireland Inss
O. them great inland oceans we HOY phE
we call lakes: an if YOU had Scotland teE
rid of, there are thousand corners u
could hide her in, an nobody could e
where YOU had put her except. begor7, 10
she bad smell o the whisky.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

In the course of a recent speech IN
the Nebraska Legislature Senator
O'Neill proved his right to the name
he bears by saying: Every man
should be proud of the land of his ma
tivity whether he was born there or
not"
Another literary landmark of Bos-
ton is soon to be torn down. The house
in Boylston place where Motley wrote
his histories to give place to tall
Office building. The house has been
occupied for a5 years by the Boston
Library society.
George Meredith. the novelist. is an
enthusiastic advocate of new theory
of diet. He is said to have given up
eating bread. meat and farinaceous
food. only partaking of fruit, espe-
cially oranges. and fresh eggs. He
never drinks anything but milk.
just after the publication of the in
genious stories for children that
Charles Lamb and his sister Mary
wrote in collabora ton. Lamb asked a
fellow-traveler one day: 'Have you
read Lambs tales?" NO" replied the
other. but l have black sheepskin
rug"
A story current in London indicates
that Prince Edward of Wales. grand
son of the king. is keen observer for
one of his tender years. 4 governess
was telling him of the future life. when
all men and women are to be equally
happy. Young Edward considered for
minute and then asked: "Shall we
all. everybody. be just equal?' Yes
all of u.s." "Great-grandma and all?''
referring to the late Queen Victoria.
Eyes. dear. even great-grandma.' To
this Prince Edward replied with con-
viction: 81 am quite sure great-grand-
ma won't like that at all-quite sure
Richard Harding Davis tells of the
ludicrous rout of a Scotch regiment
while he was in South Africa. The
regiment was noted for its gallantry
in action. but one day in the heat OF
engagement broke and scattered. Off
GERS and men. After the battle Lord
Roberts sent for the colonel and de.
manded to know what he and his men
| meant. "Well general" said the regi
| mental commander. mot a man of us
is afraid of the Boer bullets, but we
| were stationed in field infested with
wasps and as we were all in kits
why" \ roar of laughter from
| '.Bobs" and some others present
showed that the explanation was al
| sufficient
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

the treasury and in some way they
Taylor and his accomplices. got hold OF
him. He wasn't much of a man, that
is to say not interesting and far be-
meath that wife of his in intellect and
cleverness, but he was honest-at least
up to this time he had always been
found to be so.
OF course it was generally believed
that he was bribed to gea this money
into the treasury in order to issue it
along with regular greenbacks. For
myself, / don't believe it was bribery
in his case. From subsequent events
I am sure that it was the influence
brought to bear upon him by that
/ fascinating woman who was then his
wife, that drew him into the scheme.
1t was Napoleonic scheme and the
government might have been looted
| for millions except for slip.
Oswald. emboldened by the secur-
! ity he felt that they were exempt from
detection. carelessly flashed some hum
dred dollar bills in drug store. He
didn't look like a man worth a great
deal of money and rather reused the
druggists suspicious. The latter took
| the hundred dollar greenback to his
bank and asked if it was good. There
was found to be just faint shade Of
difference in the greens of the two
bills.
when arrested Oswald kept still
enough to give his partners in crime
a chance to save the day if they could.
"They evidently knew that all they
could do was to save their own scalps
before the whole thing got out. and
one sorry day poor Sargent woke to
find himself a deserted man. for that
brilliant wife of his and Ellwood Tay-
lor had turned everything that they
could on such short notice into ready
money. and together they had left for
the old world"
/ Dear me-" said Mrs. Northrop. ris-
ing to light the candles, "how dark it s
grown" and as she stood by the low
mantle shelf she rested her white hand
for moment on the silver vase.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
How Far Men Walk.

1t is safe to say that every man
walks two miles a day. if only in
stirring about his room or office. II
a man lives TO be 30 years old he
will walk y 900 miles. The man who
believes in daily constitutional Of
five miles will walk $3.50 miles. The
circumference of the earth is 24.soe
miles. Walking five miles a day. a
man who has walked for 30 years.
will walk around the globe twice. and
have few thousand odd miles to his
credit.-N. Y. Sun.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
CHINESE RECOMMENDATION.
Laundry Ticket Used bS neg
Letter from the Consulate
Wins.

..Do Won know | think Chinese chac-
-cters are the most deceitful things
I ever saw" said the matroh from
Grand boulevard TO her North slae
friend at the meeting uI the Women
el.o. relates the Chicago Inter oceah'
Il can't read them. so they never &c
ceived me-" replied the friend, VINO was
not interested in etymology'
We'll. can't either-not any more
but | had the strangest eNperleh nee
with them. and my husband Is taking
about it yet" the woman from the
boulevard continued.
..One day last week hungry LOOKING
,nan came to our house. would have
thought he was a tramp. only ne was
so polite. and said he was worn out
from work. Why. the very first thIng
he said was: Madame, | am looking
Cor work
Il thought of the advice given IN the
circulars which come with the charity
bureaus annual request for subscrip-
tions. and / asked, very severely: nave
YOU any recommendations
".Yes. madame replied the man.
Il have one | value very highly. 1t Is
from the Chinese consul
with that he fished in his pocket
and pulled out yellow paper, all Gov
cred with Chinese characters. 1t near
" took my breath away. but WASH
going to appear surprised. and muir
muring: Wait a moment, please |
took il back TO the dining-room and
compared il with the bottom of plate.
Several of the characters were the
same-at least | thought so-and the
crockery man had told me those on
the plate meant excellent quality. so
naturally i supposed the letter of rec
ommenGation told that my caller had
an excellent quality He didn't look
it. but / couldn't doubt the word of
| the Chinese consul.
- had him sweep the cellar and gave
| him plenty to eat, and then. as he was
| a friend of the government official. 1
paid him a little more than it was
worth. about 81. He forgot to take
his recommendation. and / ran nearly
half block after him to return it. but
he was gone. l was congratulatine
myself on the fine souvenir | had when
my husband came home.
81 showed it to him and told about
the Chinese consul. and he hawhawed.
| just like a horrid man. When / asked
him what was the matter. he just
laughed again. After the theater that
evening he took me down on Clark
street past the Chinese restaurants.
and there on the sidewalks were any
number of 'recomme ndations,' where
they had been washed from the Chi
nese bulletin boards by the rain. My
husband said they were nothing but
Chinese advertisements. But the one
the man had was nothing but Chi
nese laundry ticket.
A few nights later that same man
tried to beg dime from MS as we were
coming from the opera. There hadn't
been any rain for few days. so / guess
he was out of consular recommends.
tions. But don't talk Chinese TO me
at least when my husband is around
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
Out Of an
Italian Vase
ELEAN o r ARNOLO
Cartwright. 1900, by Daily Story Pub. Coz

THE Northrops' little drawing room
in Clinton place never looked so IN
wiling as on this Sunday afternoon IN
Anril The late sunshine streaming IN
upon the rich rugs and the open hre
blazing in the broad fireplace, mace
about as CHEEKY an atmosphere as IL
is easy TO conceive of. while both sun
shine and freight fell upon all sorts
and kinds of draperies. pictures ano
bric-a-brac strewn about in the most
delightful confusion.
The unpacking was great pleasure
to them both and as one treasure aiter
another came to light and brought up
"reminiscences of the place where IL
had been picked up the work pro-
gressed very slowly and the evening
found them still in this charming dis
order.
A few friends. had dropped in and as
the madam brewed them dish OF tea
with her real Russian semovar the for
eign wanderings of more than two
wears were discussed and the stories
connected with their treasures re-
counted.
81 say Tom, where did you pick this
up? Why. it's regular beauty" The
speaker was something of an artist;
ard the antique Pompeian vase OF sill
yer standing among an endless array OF
pottery on the mantle caught his eye
AT once.
"That? Oh. that was present to us
from the Taylors."
"The Taylors! you don't mean
the"
that's Just who I mean. We ran
scross them in Florence and they real
" seemed very glad to see us"
"That vase was. as / tell you, pres
emit from them to US and Mrs. Taylor
also gave my wife some other Italian
trinkets. What were they, Mary?"
Mrs. Northrop brought out quaint
necklace of canoes and Venetian
comb of beautifully carved tortoise
shell.
swell, well! and SO the Taylors are
In Florence. / have wondered great
many times what had become OF
Them" and he turned the classic vase
around and around as if to twirl from
1t the donors secrets.
'Why shouldn't they be in Flor
ence?" asked his pretty new wife.
Because. my dear. they probably
ought to be in the penitentiary."
'Oh. horrors! Will. you don't mean
II. What in the world could put them
there?"
II guess I have never told you the
story of this mutual friend of North
rops and mine," and as he spoke he
seated himself in a low chair before
the fire.
"Ellwood Taylor. five years ago. lived
here in the city. He was district attor
ney and had large income, hand
some man and a general favorite in
society, and to this day / have never
evolved any idea as to why he got il
with the men who were his undoing
There is no question but he wa!
guilty, though probably not so guilty
as Towne and Oswold.
"They were expert engravers, boil
of them, and in an evil hour they turn
ed all the knowledge of their art to til,
work of counterfeiting. think it wal
by all odds the most gigantic counter
feiting scheme ever projected. for the,
produced bills to the value of millions
of dollars and their plans for floating
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
Look Into the Future.

Eyes" said the eminent merchant . :.
swallowed a tabloid beetsteak. 'our anee'
tors were an improvident set
They certainly were, assented ~
other. gulping down pill containing w.
fried eggs and cup of coffee. why RE|
gins's Customs OF the AncIents says TIT
during the period of l902-25 busy mereaaz
frequently spent ten minutes in eating -
meal."-Baliimor News.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

Society women in New Orleans have
begun a movement to have the street
railway company put on palace cars
for their convenience and comfort.
They say they cannot ride in the pres
ent cars when they are in afternoon or
evening dress. as the cars,are dirty and
there is no telling who their seatmate
may be. They do not mind paying ex-
ira fares for the use of exclusive cars.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
Laundering the Baby's Clothes

Many mothers are ignorant of the sesas'
injury that may result from washing "
clothing of an infant with strong wass7|
powders and impure soap. For tbs n
SON it should be Numbered at home urct'
the mothers directions and only lvory 81
used. To throw the little garments =
the ordinary wash shows great carelesznA
ELEANOR r. PARKER
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
Owning an Automobile,

The possession of an automobile
multiplies the contents and sphere OF
mans life by more than sin Il
he previously kept a horse. and by
much more if he did not. This is the
estimate of the English editor OF
Worlds Work
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
DO You Know

that Texas is State of unexaggeratedpe
abilities! No one can foretell Its rsf
future. Ii YOU want to know what it is ~
what is being done to make it better kncn
and appreciated. write for copy OF book .
titled Texas" and pamphlet Timely ~
les No. g." Address KATY 5G Wa
wright, St. Louis, Mo.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
An Indication of what Happened.

Isis is engaged to that Teller that
calls every night" announced the
boy.
How do you know?" they asked.
''Cause she doesn't powder her
face any more when he's coming"
answered the observing youngster.-
Chicago Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
Mere Policemen.

When we inquire of a man, just 10
be polite: How are all the folks 80
nothing makes us quite so mad as for
him to stop and tell us.-A;chisou
Globe
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

An unusual reason for divorce n
pleaded by Brooklyn gentleman, who
asserts that his wife poured ice water
on his head. A witty friend suggested
that he should have smoothed her ruff
fed pl,rmage by "heaping Goals Of IRE
ON her head
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
Not Her Id cal.

Nell-A girl seldom marries her ideal, do
she? y
.omas ~ VIII, J" ,o n' ~ ,nnnsv@Psil.S
phia Record.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

and l. 1863
Cemetery at
of daybreak ms
of
the artillery which
of shot she'll win the
resul
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

A wonderful powder that cures tired, Do.
aching feet and makes new or tight $40
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Es@<
Accept no substitute. Trial package FRI
Address 4. $. Olmsted. lie Roy, NY.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

''The Klean, kool Kitchen Kind" OF stosaa
keep You clean and cool. Economical ands
ways ready. Sold at good stove stores.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

Naggsby-"Do you believe absence m,ss
the heart grow fonder:" Waggsby-"f6
but I've found that with most girls PR
ents are good deal more effective "-Baf
more Ameriycan
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

Putnam Fadeless Dyes produce
brightest and fastest colors.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

If you would predict a mans future =
the proper focus on his past.-Chicago h4
News.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

Few faults are lost, yet many arefouns
Chicago Daily News.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19

Fortune seldom knocks at the door y
knocker.-Chieago Daily News.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-19
To Cure a Cold I'm One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. y
druggists refund money If it fails TO cure