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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
STATE AID IS POPULAR.
Kew York to Spend Fifty Million DsD.
lars In the Creation OF . Good
Roads System.

When Col. Brownlow, of Tennessee,
introduced bill in congress appro-
priating sec. 1000, 600 as fund for ma
tional aid to road improvement in the
United States good many people
were startled at the size of the fig
ures. The amount, however, seems
very small compared with the sum
that q single state now proposes to
raise and spend. The New York legis-
lature has adopted a. constitutional
amendment proposing to raise and
spend s5,OOO.OO0 annually for ten
years. or s5o,c00.0OO in all. This
amendment must pass the legislature
again in 1905, and then it will go be-
fore the people for ratification or re-
lection. 1t can reasonably be expected
that the measure will meet with
popular favor. The people of New
York have given the principle of state
aid thorough trial and the results
have been highly satisfactory.
One of the objections most loudly
urged against both state and national
aid is that it will encourage local
communities to neglect the improve.
ment of their roads and depend on
the state and the federal government
to do the work for them. But this
objection has proven to be purely
imaginary. In no place where state
aid has been tried. has any such re-
suit appeared. On the contrary aid
from the state treasury only stimu-
lates local self help. 1t arouser warm
competition among the counties and
townships to secure a share Of tho
state aid funds. Instead of sitting
down and folding their hands. as pre-
raising a great deal more money I'M
der the stimulus Of state aid than
they did before.
A very important advantage that
ceEnes from state aid is intelligent
supervision in laying out roads. Sc
lecting materials and in methods of
construction. This may mean all the
difference between success and fall
ure. Every year millions of the peo-
pies hard-earned dollars are wasted,
virtually thrown away, in fruitless
attempts to patch up bad roads. to fill
mud holes and to improve roads with
unnecessary steep grades, all because
there is no one in charge with the
knowledge, Judgment and authority
to do the work as II ought to bs
done.
What is said of the advantages OF
state aid applies all the more forcibly
to national aid. Its effect will be far
reaching. 1t will quicken the pulse
of the whole nation. 1t will arouse
universal activity. "Good Roads"
will become the peoples wetchword
throughout the length and breadth
of the land. A quarter of centusy
of work under national and state aid
should give the United States the
best system of roads in the world in
stead Of almost the worst as at pres
ent.
1t looks now as If national aid is
bound to come IN the near future. Al
ready the state legislatures of Ala
hama. Tennessee, Wisconsin, New
Mexico, Missouri and Minnesota
have put themselves on record in its
favor.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
CHRIS rrN1Ee A SHIP.


Rear Admiral Bowles, chief con.
structor of the navy, who was an inter
ested spectator of the recent launch
of the armoured cruiser Colorado at
Philadelphia, has made some interest
ing comments on the general SUBJECT
of the methods practised in christen-
ing warships by breaking bottles OF
champagne on their prows. ACCORDING
to his experience, there are three ways
of handling the bottle on such occas'
ions, says the Washington Star.
He describes one as the baseball
method. in which the bottle is held
like a bat and hurled against the side
of the ship with long, sweeping
swing, with erargy enough for nome
run or a three-bagger at least. An
other method is described as the TENS
blow, i'm which the bottle is smashed
against the PROV with full arm serve.
The admiral is quoted as saying that
this method was used by the sponsor
of the Colorado. The third method 10
described as the ping-pong style, and
is dainty little smash, sufficiently
vicious. however. 10 sHoWSi thS >h"AA
payne on the hull. and sometimes on
the fair operator also.
1t is admitted that none OF these
methods is perfect and that failure is
possible in each, through the nervous
ness or excitement of the operator
who, by bad aim or lack of sufficient
force, may fail to break the bottle and
in that way spoil the whole proceed
ings. A failure of that kind might be
disasterous to n ship. at least from
sentimental viewpoint, and, as the sail
ors say. would .'hoodoo" that partic-
ular vessel. In one case, the sponsor
DELAYED the blow until the descending
ship got beyond her reach; but she
was equal to the occasion, and by
well directed throw managed to smash
the bottle broadside on.
To avoid the possibility of such ac-
cidents, Admiral Boles suggests the
use of a device attached to the ship in
such a way that when the young lady
releases the bottle il is bound TO strike
against the prov of the ship with suf-
ficient force to release the contents,
and thus give the ship its maiden bath
before il reaches its native element.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

boards used to cover the bench. A
2x4 crosspiece may extend across from
one leg to another and the top boards
be nailed down to these crosspieces.
To make steady, crosspieces, of about
5x1-inch stuff, should be nailed onto
the legs, extending across from one
leg to the other at the upper ends.
The vice-board may be made of 2xs-
inch plank. 2h feet long. narrowed
down to about four inches at one end.
A wooden bench-screw will cost about
50 cents, and bench-stop, which also
costs 30 cents, should be purchased.
These adjustable stops are much bet
ter than a wooden cleat for holding
boards on top of bench while planning.
Fig. 2 shows the way . wooden peg
(a) may be inserted to hold board
when being held in the VICE.. G.
Allshouse, in Ohio Farmer.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

the more the better. Construct .
wide ditch, from 10 to IL feet. so 1t
will easily admit a team-to work with
scraper down at bottom of it. Make
it from two to four feet deep. IS the
natural condition of ground will adj
NIT. 1t must be constructed in such
q way that it will have natural drain
age at hover side, otherwise it would
fill with water after very heavy rains
and be of no practical use.
A plank bridge is built across the
opening and the sides planked. It
should be made 5h to feet high to
admit the passage Of all-kinds OF
stock or even horses below. The earth
taken out in digging Is used in con-
structing the grade on each side OF
bridge. The bridge, as well as grade
or dump. must be made as wide as
required by law. The deeper it Is
practical to make the ditch, the less
it will be necessary to dump upon the
grade. A tight fence must be con.
structed from the pasture on each
side of the passageway close up to
the bridge. have seen such pass
ageway constructed on the level
prairie, but in such q case is only
practical in very dry seasons, because
In q rainy one the ditch will fill up
with water.-Lewis Olsen. in Farm
and Home.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
70. I.
THE INTER- BOX.

draw cross lines. With q try-square
draw two lines down each side of the
box from the top marks, and with a
saw cut down upon these lines till the
bottom board is reached. This COM
pletes the box as shown as Fig. 1. 1t
may be made any desired size but two
saw kerfs on each side must always be
just as far apart inside the box as the
box is wide inside. The work of saving
the diagonal kerfs must be done care
fully or the box will not cut a perfect
fitting joint.
Work Bench.-About ten feet long,
three feet wide and three and one-half
feet high is convenient size; 2x4-inch
stuff will do for legs and one-ineh
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
The First Post ONCE.

In 16ss, early in the reign of Louis
XIV, NJ. de velayer established a
private penny post. Boxes were set
up at the street corners for the re-
ception of letters. Offices were
opened in various quarters of Paris;
collections were made once a day
from the street boxes. followed
many hours later by a single deliv-
ery, and thus the first post Office in
the world was established. NJ. de
velayer was SO greatly encouraged
by the success of his enterprise that
in order to develop it still further he
printed certain forms of billets or
notes which were intended to cover
oil the ordinary requirements OF
business in great towns. These forms
contained blanks which were intend
ed to be filed up by the pen with
such special matter as might be nee
essary to complete the writer's OBJ
ject. The idea at once became popu.
lar, and the printed forms accompa.
MED the expansion of the postal serv.
ice throughout the larger cities OF
France, and it was many years be
fore they Cell into DEMONSTRATING
ton Star.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
WOMEN MAIL CARRIERS.
May Of Them Are Doing Excellent
Work In Rural Free Delivery,
says One Authority.

Within the last few months the
women of the country districts of
the United States have found a new
occupation in the government service.
Some hundreds OF them all over the
country have been appointed rural
letter carriers, and the reports to the
department show that the women
have done wonderfully well in their
new occupation.
Indeed, only a few days ago Supt.
Machen, of the free delivery division
of the post Office department, re-
ceived reports that a number OF his
female rural carriers braved the Sc
we're billiards. in the west, and while
acting as substitutes for the men car
riers made the daily deliveries in the
deep snow and sleet of the blizzard
In a most remarkable and satisfac-
tory manner.
There are at present no less than
81 female rural letter carriers. that
a. 81 women who have stood the civil
service examinations and passed SO
well that they excelled the male can
didates and have been appointed reg
ular rural carriers, not substitutes.
Under the rules for the appoint
ment of rural carriers the regular
carrier after his appointment has the
right to name substitute, who is to
do his work when the carrier is sick
or incapacitated for work. Generally
the carrier appoints some member of
his family. as he has to supply his
horse and wagon for the service. and
Of late the carriers have been naming
their wives. sisters or daughters and
sometimes their mothers as their sub
stitutes. The department has found
that these substitutes have performed
rood work, and that their sex has not
interfered with the rural delivery. so
when q woman is named now AZ sub
stitute she is accepted.
The department officials say that
women make very good rural car
riers, and they do not lose time Cos
sipin9 when delivering the mail, as
ONE would suppose. and that the in
nate love Of gadding about and Wis
ting their friends to see what is
going on makes the female like the
work and forget the drudgery and
hardships incident to a daily drive Of
70 or more milesin all sorts OF wealth
er.-.Baltimore American.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

Whitehall, H., june sth.-Mr. Lon Man.
lev had Brght's Disease and after his home
doctor had treated him for sometime be
6nslly told him that he could do nothing
more for him, and that he would surely die.
A friend who had heard of what Dodd's
Kidney Pills had done in cases of kidney
trouble, advised Mr.. Manley to try .
treatment of this remedy.
He did SO and everyone was surprised and
leiichted to see an improvement In q very
short time. This Improvement gradually
kept on as the treatment proceeded, till
.ow Mr.. Manley is well. He says:
sThe doctor said he had done all be could
for me. He gave me up. A friend advised
me to take Dodd's Kidney Pills, and in Z
few weeks was nearly all right again.
II am not dead, and can truthfully say
that l feel better today than have for
years. Dodd's Kidney Pills are wonder.
hi remedy and l will always praise them
and recommend them to everyone suffering
q did
Mr.. Manley's recovery has caused . pro-
found sensation, a. no one ever thought hs
would recover.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
THE AMERICAN LAUGH.
II Ii Healthy, Happy and Springs
from q Consciousness OF
Well-DOing.

Gods greatest gift to man was the
laugh. Without it the human race
would have wept itself to death or
exterminated itself long ago. Pathos
is beautiful. Tragedy is absorbing.
But both pathos and tragedy are in
stantly routed by the laugh, writes
20 philosopher in the Denver Post.
Laughter has sunshine in it. 1t is
warm. Learned men have searched
for the secret of life. What is it but
good humor? That's the secret Of
life being worth living.
What sunshine is to earth good hui
NOR is to man. Take the smile and
the laugh away and il would be the
end of man.
Men can't fight while they enjoy a
joke. Death himself recoils from the
has an enormous advantage over the
man who is angry. Anger is dark.
Bitterness is filled with shadow. In
tolerance is grim and black. Preju-
dice is blind.
Good humor-with the smile and
the laughs sunshine in which OBJ
jects are plain and distortion disap-
pears and wherein phantoms become
nothing.
One reason for Americas greatness
is that above all it is a nation that
laughs. There have been gay peo-
pies and frivolous nations. but gayety
and frivolity are strangely akin to
melancholy. That gay Germany
whose national happiness is ex-
pressed in song is clouded by melan-
choly. Sadness pervades the temper
nment of Germania.
And frivolous France, how tragic
she becomes-how desperately tragic!
The great American laugh is an
other thing. Investigate the Ameri-
can national laugh, and there's a
sound, practical something behind it..
1t is never a forced laugh. 1t is
healthy. vigorous, spontaneous.
Empires and powers have crumbled
and gone to pieces in solemn serious
ness and gloomy grandeur. while
Uncle Sam, with joke on his lips.
FORCES ahead.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
CUTICURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest
Skin Soap.
The Worlds Sweetest
Toilet Soap.
Sale Greater Than the World'S PTollcl
Of Other Skil Soaps.
Sold Wherever Civilization Has
Penetrated.

Millions Of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted By CuticurA
Ointment, the great skin cure. for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp Of crusts,
scales and dandrun, and the stopping Of
falling hair. for softening, whitening
and soothing red, rough and sore hands,
for baby rashes, feelings and chsnnss,
for annoying irritatious, or too ffee q
offensive Precipitation. for lucrative
weaknesses, and many sanative, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially moth
err, q wen ~ for all the purposes of
the toilet, bath and nursery.
Cuticura Soap combines defeats
emollient properties derived from CUT
cura, the great skinEure, with the pur.
est Of cleansing ingredients and the
most refreshing Of flower odours. No
other medicated soap ever compounded
IL to be compared with IL for preserv.
inR, purifying and identifying the skin,
scalp, hair and hands. No ether for.
eign or domestic toilet soap, however
expensive, II to be compared with II for
ali the purposes Of the toilet, bath and
nursery. Thus Il combines In one soap
1t one price the most effective skin and
complexion soap, and the purest and
sweetest toilet, bath and nursery soap
ever compounded.
IA sAruasAous Ire vorh. Cu0csrs Kesoavsaa, -
IN form Of Chocolate CsaAs1 rls, 35e vial - ~
lcaeo eo Paiis Rue Dc n Raix Boston. IN CoumeuD
Avs resass Drug Chem. Corp. seis Prors
= 0snd ~ = An About tAs skta, Scalp and HalksS
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
FARMERS WORKSHOP.
Tools and . MiteF Box and
Work Bench.

A subscriber requests description Of
inter box and work bench. The
inter box is easy to make. Take three
boards, each one inch thick, and is
inches long. one of them six inches
wide and the other two four inches
wide. Nail or screw the two narrow
boards to the edges of the wide one.
Three inches from center of each side
board make a mark on the inner edge.
Lay q square across diagonally and
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
CONNECTING PASTURES.
Sometimes Il Pays to Build q Cross.
way Like the One Here Described
and illustrated.

It frequently becomes. desirable to
have the pasture SO arranged as to
let stock pasture on both sides of a
highway. The pasture is sometimes
located on one side of the highway
and yard and watering place on the
other. Much time is required to drive
cattle back and forth.
The difficulty can be overcome in .
very convenient way. Select a place
where there is a little rise in the
ground, say from two to four feet.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
Few IMPORTATION BrnrAua

George III. Daniels, General Passengo0
Agent of the New York Cen
trail, Booning Resorts.
To boom pleasure and health resorts
along the New York Central and aseoci-
ated lines and thereby increase the earn
ings of his department, George II. Dan
iels, general passenger agent OF the Cen
trail, has installed information bureaus
throughout the country He il trying this
plan OF advertising for the first time.
The function of these bureaus is to con-
vey information concerning the Central
and the pleasure resorts, and also to sell
tickets to anyone who may wish to buy.
These bureaus have been established in
this city, Brooklyn, Syracuse, Rochester,
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Montreal. Toronto,
Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Cincin-
natl, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago, Denver,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland,
Ore.-From the New York Herald.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
In San Ter sneeusne.

A. one Of the good, kind ladies' wa
liking along the tier after the church
"a, over, saying kind words to the. un-
fortunate sons Of Adam, she stopped in
front of cell 602 on the sixth 6oor.
She said: MY good, kind man. What
in the world ever put you in here!"
he said-"SEeezing.
She said: my goodness! How in the
world could they put you in here for sneez-
He said: 81 woke the gentleman up."-
Cook County Jail Journal.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

@Do you believe" asked young
Dudeleigh, who is only five feet tall
sthat brevity is the soul of wit?'
'.Not in your case" replied Miss
Ellington, in = tone redolent with
acrimspy.--Cincinnati Enquirer. (.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

the early part Of the year 1902 l had
been q sufferer from kidney troubles
for many years. The pain in my back
became worse and worse until it was .
daily burden thatinterfered with every
duty. was much afflicted with head.
aches and dizzy spells and was unable
to rest well nights. In May 1909 after
using Doan's Kidney Pills 1 made .
statement for publication declaring
that they had entirely relieved me OF
the pain in my back. Ihave s..ce then
had years time in which to study the
effects of the medicine, and while ]
have had slight touches of the trouble
since, the use of the pills has always
driven away all signs of the disorde.
and / have become convinced of the
fact that the first treatment was prac-
tically permanent in its effects, and ]
know that box of Doan's Kidney Pills
kept on hand is sufficient guarantees
against any suffering from the kidneys
or back. I should advise every sufferer
to take Doan's Kidney Pills, and know
that they will be surprised and pleased
with the result"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Brodericlx
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price 80 cents per
box
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
We Cant Ten You, Fortune,

but We have publications that will enlighteH
you about Texas and its great possibilities
Other Katy" publications. The Colder
sHuar The Coming s SoTn,Ty S,a
Address. KATY" $40 Wainwright Bldg,
st, Louis. No.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

Don't Get Footsore! Get Foet-Eases
A wonderful powder that cures tired, hot,
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
esey. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease.
Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Adde'S A, s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. 7.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
Ave, n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 8. 1900.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

Il il . great evil, - well as . misfor.
tune, to be unable to utter . prompt and
decided no.-Simmons
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

'The Rean, Kool Kitchen Kind" of stoves
keep you clean and cool. Economical and al
ways ready. Sold at good stove stores.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

Tom-"Did she ask you if she were the
only girl you ever lovedw Jack-"No.
She took it for granted. "-Somerville jour
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

The mixer should wear clean
outer garment, used only when milk
ing. and kept in clean place %
other times.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

Patience-"What did he mean by speak
ing of her Sphinx-hks expression"
Patrice stoney glare. / suppose
Yonksrs Statesman
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
The rhoagAtlessS Nan.

This is = very difficult piece" she said,
N she turned from the piano. 1t makes
me tired"
.Same here" returned the thoughtless
ran.-Chicago Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

Not many men think of themselves when
they are hunting . place for blame.-Chi-
cage Journal.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
CHEAP TO COLORADO

ne BurIington's Cheap Rates for . Sum.
mef OUTING.
Take your vacation in Colorado. Re-
markabiy cheap daily tourist rates after
June LIST, and from July st to lQM round
trip rates are less than half.
CHEAP TO MYNNKsorA.
70 this beautiful summer region daily
low tourist rates of approximately one fare,
plus g 90 round trip.
CHEAP TO CALEDONIA.
Special half rates round trip to California,
july Ist to ION; Low round trip rates
Write me describing proposed route. L
W.WAKELEY, G. p. A, Burlington Route,
eoI Pine Street, st. Louis, No.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

All creameries use butter color. Why
rot do - they do-uss June Tint Butter
Color
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

People seldom improve when they havl
70 other model but themselves to copy
after.-Gsldsmith.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

The beauty seen, ID partly in him who sse
ft.-Borce.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

70 csre . Colo In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 26e
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
u..Mo.aea roo soon

Responded Too Soon.
His Aunt-John. why did you enter the
ministry! u,
"Are you sure, John. that Il wasn't some
ether noise you heard PUCK.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10

We initiate only what We believe and
edmire.-Wilmott.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
TESTED By TINE.

Mrs Robert
Broderick who
resides at 1915
Virginia St., in
San Antonio ,.
Texas, tells an
experience that
will interest ev-
cry reader. 1t
shows as well
that Doan's
cures are last
ing cures. She
saws 80" Up to