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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05

Mallards, or teals, sleeping thus on
the water in enormous throngs, Will
sometimes cover more than an acre
solidly. The fire blown by the breeze
makes a fitful light over a wide ex-
panse CT water.
When roost is approached no speed
;s made. The men row softly until
they come within shot. A final stroke
is given and then they take up the
guns.
The ducks have all been awakened
by the light. but they make no enors
to fly, being loathe to take wing INTO
the dark night. At 80 yards distance
the right barrels of three guns are
fred and then they get up. The snos
from the left barrels rip through them
when they are ten feet above the wa
ter in an almost solid mass
They dart away into the night. md
inc shelter elsewhere and the men XII
the cripples and pick up the dead. The
destruction from this kind OF battery
is terrific. Sometimes $50 to 200 DUCKS
are killed by the three guns. 1t Is
cbe.n meat and sells well in the mar
ket.
Getting it is little trouble and the
fire platform is favorise device o.
southern pot hunters. They run the
risk of being taken and thrown into
Jail because ire-hunting wild fowl il
against the law. but there is tremen
dous stretch of coast and few officers
so the risk is not great.
This hunting is done only on dari
and moderately still nights. The torcf
is not effective in moonlight and nota
inc can be done if there is storm, 81
altogether the fire hunter cannot g
out oftener than FIVE nights in
month. When a roost has been dis
turbed by torch and guns new pm
must be found, as the ducks will no
often return to the old one.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05
DELVING FOR POWER
Political Moles of Both Parties Are
Busily at Work.
How . Successful Presiden tial Boon
Ii Created, Expanded and Trans
formed Into q Potent
Reality.
Especial Washington Letter.1

Especial w asnlHS tOu LSlieA.I
1HE political moles are burrow-
ing deep down beneath the
presidential pastures, where
they would not be discovered, nor
suspected, but for the work of lnlm-
ical political ferrets. They are unlike
the coyotes and gophers who abrade
the surface sward, but delve far, far
below.
One of the wonder-workers in the
political world is the senior senator
from Ohio, the man who from OBJ
security stepped into national tame
early i'm 1896 as the manager of the
Mckinley campaign for nomination.
The old-time politicians thought that
he could soon be disposed of; but
they found that for three years Mark
Hanna had been burrowing for oele-
gates to the national convention.
Politicians do not rest during the
Ienten season, nor for any other
season. They are not primarily re-
Lgious, although some of them are
nicely veneered with churchly n-go-
ings and out-comings. Primarily,
they are self-seeking and ambitious,
ready to sacrifice others, even gooo
friends, for their own advancement.
The most successful of them are al
ways burrowing for future prefer
ments.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, once
said to the narrator Il went TO
church this morning. just for lew
minutes. l sat up last night until
| after midnight thinking over the APP
| plicants for an office. Having con-
| Guided that a certain man should
have preferment, / went to bed and
siept as calmly as child After late
breakfast this morning l lighted
cigar and took a walk. Just as L was
passing a church, memory called up
q picture of my first election TO the
senate. One of the candidates for
office had sacrificed great deal for
me at that time, and l remembered
having said: If ever you need
friend. rely on Cush Davis And yet
because another had seemed to me
to be of greater future value, l hao
made up my mind to turn tha'
friend coldly down. l went into
church, stayed until the conclusion
of service, came home and CONCLUDED
to have my former helpful frient
appointed So. you see, once IN awnii'
conscience will make even politician
do the right thing"
Well. while ambitious men are bur
rowing for the presidency, all o
them are denying their ambition
Senator Hanna, the greatest burrow
er of them all. keeps gravely quie
and affects indifference to the quest
But there are surface indication!
which point to his ambition in tina
direction. An old politician here to
day called the attention of the write
to one very interesting fact. ID
. said: do you remember that last DC
, tober the physicians informed Sena
. tor Hanna that he must quit polite
and go to bed, because of DANCE
from heart failure? Well, what di'
, Hanna do? He went home for oni
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05
FIRE HUNTING FOR DUCKS.
One Msthod by which southern FOs
Hunters XIII the Fowl BY
Wholesale.

Migration having thinned out the
ducks pretty well along the gulf coast,
the fire-hunters will put up their guns
and wait for another season, but they
had good time at their peculiar sport
while it lasted and made money. This
way of killing ducks is simplicity it.
self, but owing to the conditions there
is entirely successful, says the New
York Sun.
From Mobile westward to the Rio
Grande the mainland is fenced from
the sea by low-lying sandy islands
which run parallel with the coast.
There are hundreds of them from two
to five miles from the mainland and
the water between is shallow, seldom
more than 90 feet in depth.
These waters are incorrectly called
bays. They are really straits. Ducks
roost on them at night in countless
thousands, being protected from the
perils of the land ponds on the one
hand and from the heavy wash OF the
sea on the other.
The fire hunters first locate roost.
which is an easy thing tN>do, by watch
ing where the fiocks pitch at shutdown.
Ducks if undisturbed will continue to
roost on the same piece of water all
through the season.
Having found the roost, the hunters
get their boat, which is large skin
having a wooden platform built across
| its bows, a platform about YARD
| square. On this platform they put
clay to the depth of three inches. max
ing of it an open fireplace. Then they
take the oars and start little before
dark.
Probably they have q row Of fiv'
miles and are in no hurry. They in
tend to reach the roost about II
o'clock, when the ducks have become
settled for the night. Three men ar
in the boat, two rowing and one steer
ing, and when the TIM comes they vii
! Ill use their guns
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05
READY FOR THE PLAY.

After this is done tack the cardboard
upright to the strip in front of the
stage, bending them back and lacking
them to the top. Tack the painted
footliyhts to the front strip. high
enough to hide any roughness OF the
stage. After designing and painting
the arch, cut out along the outline
and fasten it. to strips OF wood
nailed to the top of the stage and
jutting out as far as the strip along
the footlights.
The scenery for the little theater
has now to be made. Get old card
board boxes, and take the large nat
pieces, cutting them to the desired
size and cover them with white paper.
II you want wood scene outline the
trunks and branches with heavy
pencil, or india ink. filing in the TO
liage with water colors, permitting
each color to dry before applying an
other.
Interiors, farm houses or sea
scenes can be cut out Of old maga-
zines and pasted on.
After this is all done, your curtain
In good working order and scenery
in place, get out your toy soldiers,
form them into groups-or, put your
tin boats behind the paper waves
with their paper and paint scene be-
hind it. One little boy who had this
theater built for him had two sets
of scenery. one of the woods and one
of the sea.
His first tableau was "a Storm at
Sea-" using q tin ship and his sea
scenery. Tableau two was called
@At the Station" showing company
of toy soldiers ready to enter an iron
train, toy blocks were used to build
the station. Tableau three he called
The Holdup In the Woods" the same
little train being stopped by . toy
man with his gun at his shoulder
ready to fire.
This viii give you IN idea of the
fun you can have with this home
made theater, and from these few
ideas can be created an unlilnitel
number of plays or tableaux thpe al
N many q stormy holiday ~ lon{
winter evening.-Brooklyns Eagle.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05
UPS AND DOWNS.

Iohnuy's cryin'; do you hear himf
/ don't see why he should cry!
ms, because we two went coasttn';
On the hill there, he an l.
Got a lovely sled las Chris mas.
Papa gave it, painted red
LET your little brother use 1t
Half the time''-our mamma said.
An / did. I only used 1t
Csastin' down the hilr an then
Evory single time / let him
Drag il up the hill again.
An II took him so long Gilman
That he had 1t most-he did.
An yet there YOU hear him cryin't
Isn't that jus like kid!
st. Nicholas.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05
support him for the presidency Il
the next national convention.

support him for the presidency II
the next national convention. !
The blue book will give the names
of 1000 postmasters in Illinois who
held office during the last Cleveland
administration. 1t will give the
names of all other office-holders. and
each one of them must have been
democrat of some consequence, to
have secured an Office. Each one OF
those office-holders must be COM
municated with, either directly or in
directly. He must be assured that
if he will get out and hustle and
work for Olney he can again be post
master, or held some other office
equally good. Now, unless Mr.
Hearst, or Mr.. Cleveland, or some
other candidate will get in ahead OK
him, Mr.. Olney can form quite .
strong army of politicians who can
control the next state convention
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05

of which had never before been seen
in France.
To the box he simply fastened mast
and a double triangular sail. There
happened to be a good wind when his
work was done, and it carried him and
his carriage for great distance.
Any boy can make little land yacht
of this kind, all that he needs being
four wheels, which he can obtain with
out much trouble, an old soap box, a
strip of canvas or calico and stout
stick, which is to serve as mast. When
there is any wind he will find land sail
decidedly pleasant.-N. Y. Herald.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05
Boys LAND YACHT.
which Our Own Boys May
Find Worth Initiating.

While crude in construction, . Gu
rious and useful little carriage was re-
Gently buht by French boy. He was
staying with his mother at seaside
resort and one day, after watching o
yacht skim over the water, it occurred
to him that a person could travel very
comfortably on land by attaching a
sail to a carriage.
He got an old box and a set OF wheels
and in a few hours was riding up and
down the beach in a carriage the like
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05

Russell Sage is opposed TO tipping
walters; yet only lastweek he gave the
waiter who attended in his home tip
which netted him s1,113. That waiter
has full confidence in his employers
Judgment regarding stock speculation.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05

Princess Irene of Prussia is better
for in the matter Of god
fathers than is any other woman in
the world. She can boast of 1000 god
fathers, and how she came to obtain
so many is a pretty story. When she
was born the war of 1866 was drawing
to an end, and peace being concluded
iusf at the time of her christening, her
father. Prince Henry OF Hesse, re-
ouested all the officers and men of the
regiments under his command to
stand godfather to his little daughter
whom he named Irene Peacel in com
memoration o. the ed q the war.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
Gl and Masquerade Ball,

The masquerade ball which was to
have been given by the Pomme de
Terre club on Jan. q, but was post
poned indefinitely, will be given at
the opera house on Monday evening,
Feb. %. Music will be furnished by
the Elite orchestra, and you purchase
your tickets with the privilege Of
dancing. as long as you please.
Tickets IS cents, spectators 25 cents.
Prizes will be given to the lady and
gent wearing the SWEETEST costumes
and prizes will also be given for the
most comical costume. Costumes for
rent at the opera house. Remember
the date and attend the best dance of
the season.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
kruqer and the UitIanders.

During the agitation at Johan-
nesburg among the uitlanders who
sought burgher rights for them
selves President Kruger: thus exr
nlaineq bis philosophy of it to Sir
Henry Loeb: "sir Henry, these peo-
pie remind me Of 3 baboo9ln | once
had which was so fond of me that
he would rot let any one touch me.
But one day we were sitting round
the fire, and unfortunately the
beasts tail got caught in the fire.
He now flew at me furiously, think
ing that | was the cause of his acct
dent. The Johannesburgers are just
like that. They have burned their
fingers in speculations, and now
they want to revenge themselves Oh
Paul Kruger"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
A Strait.

According to Representative Kyle,
this episode happened in Pickaway.
county, O.:
There is in the county certain
crossroads, where patient teacher
struggles daily with the develop
ment of the young idea. One morn
ing she was giving the school les
son in geography:
"What is cataract?" she asked.
There was absolute silence in re-
spouse, and she explained the mean
ing Of the word.
"What is a cape?"
This wa better. One of the chill
dren knew it was point of land jut-
ting out into the water.
"What is strait ?"
Over in the corner a hand went
up. 'FI know, teacher" said small
boy.
"We1l, what is it %
cit beats three of a kind" was
the triumphant answer.-Washing-
ton Post.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
THE THAMES TUNNEL.

The Thames tunnel is a small az
fair compared with the immense
borings which are soon to connect
New York with New Jersey and
Brooklyn, yet eighteen years were
consumed in its construction, It
passed through nearly as many vicis-
STUDIES as have been encountered by
the Hudson river tunnel, and the ac-
tive labor involved was about nine
years. It cost 100000 and was
financial failure from the begin
ming, the tolls being only $4,000 a
year, hardly enough to keep the lin
ing i'll repair. Half a century ago
it was spoken of as a ':stupendous
work" Each foot passenger paid a
toll Of a penny. The tube was
reached by means Of cylindrical
shafts Of 100 steps each, In 1850
the clancy fair" was held in it, and
this under the Thames exhibition
attracted $4,000 persons in five days.
In 1865 the East London Railway
company bought the tunnel for ST.
100000 and is now running fifty
trains a day through it.-New York
Press.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
The Shoe on the Other Foot.

A manufacturer who is said to be
very disagreeable with his employees
tells a good story about himself,
which the Philadelphia Telegraph
repeats:
A Quaker who had just arrived
from England called on him to ask
for work.
SHave you any recommendation
asked the merchant.
''No," replied the man, "but [
have friends who will give me one"
He put his bundle on the floor
and left. In the course of an hour
he returned, took up his bundle and
was leaving the office without a
word.
Didn't you get your character"
asked the merchant.
Without hating a moment or
raising his eyes the man answered,
'eNay, master, but l got thine"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
A Bad Place to Court.

At a circuit court in an English
county town young countryWom-
an was under examination.
CHOW, my good girl" said the adj
vocate, ''you say you were near the
spot when the prisoner at the bar
committed the act. Was any one
with you at the time?"
"4iss, yiss, my lord ant advocate;
my sweetheart was wis me"
"Courting, I suppose ?" was again
asked. els he here? We want cor
roboratiVe evidence"
"Yiss, my advocate ant lord; shust
ootside."
owe had better call him into
court" here remarked the judge.
"No, no, my lordn' cried the wit
ness. Goodness, no! | can hartly
get him to court me when we're
alone, ant I'm sure he won't court
me here afore you ALL"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
A Bad judge OF Poultry.

An Irishman taking home goose
for his Sunday dinner went to an
inn for refreshment. Laying down
the bird, he was proceeding to sat
isfy his thirst when a seedy looking
person, Selling the goose, made off.
Pat at once gave chase and ere long
had his man by the neck.
"What did yez take that burrd
for" queried the irate Irishman.
ooh" said the seedy looking indi-
vidual, II took it for a lark"
"Did yez?" said Pat. "Shure ye'd
make bad judge at poultry
show. kansas City Independent.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
WILLING to Divide.

A Hartford lawyer tells Of eli
ent in one Of the adjoining towns
who had a farm to sell. He had re-
Gently sunk we'll on it, and the job
cost sum, consequently when ne
talked Of disposing of his property
the well caused him considerable
anxiety. Chow much do you ask for
the farm ?" the lawyer asked.
"Waal, I'll tell YER drawled the
farmer, ''I'll sell the place for $500
with the well, and III let it 60 for
5000 without the WE'LL
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
The Cyrus Broom Factory,

Our enterprising furniture dealer
r. @. Gust who is always on the look
out for something with which to make
money, and also might be of. value to
the town, has purchased machinery
and started manufacturing brooms.
He has already orders enough on
hand from neighboring towns to keep
him brsy for some time. Nj. Gust
has been in IT, business before and
there is no doubt but that he will
turn out good work.
We wish him success in his under
taking. Cyrus Courior.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

with the heart of her husband, John
Ballot, embalmed upon her breast.
Lovely in their lives, in death they
are not divided. The crumbling
masonry is still and must ever be
a romance in its symbols of death
and decay, telling every day, as it
has for 600 years, the thrilling story
of woman's tender love and devo-
ton.
Flowers Can Hate.
According to a French scientist,
flowers are endowed with passions
like human beings, and there are
few among them which cannot love
and hate fervently.
"They have their sympathies and
antipathies," he explains, "and if we
study them closely we can easily find
them out. Roses are passionately
fond of some flowers and flourish
when near them. On the other
hand, they speedily wither when
placed near other flowers, and we
must infer that it is because the lat
ter are not congenial to them. He'll
otropes and violets have lively
sympathy for each other, and in like
manner there seems to be a warm
friendship between pansies and car
nations"
eff it can be proved that flowers
can love and hate" says German
writer commenting on this state
ment, cit ought not to be difficult to
prove that they have souls"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

The Japanese Wedding as exem-
plifed by local talent under the di-
rection Of Shegetaro Morikubc at the
opera house last evening was very
we'll attended. All the parts were
we'll presented but the entertainment
was more interesting as showing
Japanese customs than as an enter
taiument in itself. Mr.. Morikuoo,
however, is very pleasant and in
teresting man. and his lecture on
occult science this evening will be
well worth hearing.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07
Sweetheart Abbey.

There is in Galloway, Scotland,
an ancient ruin known as Sweet
heart abbey. Within its ivy covered,
storm battered walls lies buried the
;fectionate and devoted Dervorgill.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

The school board has granted the
use of a room in the Longfellow
school for the evening class in book
keeping and penmanship which is
being organized by Andrew Rowland.
The class will have it's first meeting
some time next week. Such a class
has long been needed here and we
hope that Mr.. Rowland will be &C
corde | liberal patronage.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

The ladies of the NJ. E. church
conducted a food sale in the office of
Pete W. Ross this afternoon. Like
those previous it was we'll patronized
and proved a great success fnan-
ciallv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

Lost--Ladies gold watch, between
residence Of j. B. Anderson and the
Kruger Block. Name engraved on
case. Finder please return to Claudia
Duber and receive reward,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

Pimples, faded complexion, chap.
ped skin, red, rough hands, eczema,
letter, bad blood, cured in a short
time, with Rocky Mountain Tea, the
great complexion restorer. HuIburd
& johnson.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

The ladies of the Elizabeth Reem
Circle will hold special meeting at
the home of Mrs. N. R. Spur next
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 10 at 2:3O.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

The members of the Workman
lodge will be cat home" to their vifes
at the lodge hall next Wednesday
evening. A social session will be held
followed by refreshments.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

The U. S. Separator received the
gold medal at the Pan American Elk
position and received the highest
award at every international exposi
ton at which it has been displayed
ince it's Invention, For sale by
Mcdonald & Vaughn.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

The Modern Woodmen of Chokio
are planning big masquerade ball
to be given in the opera house at that
place next Friday evening. Music
will be furnished by the Elite orches.
ira and good time is assured.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

Baby sleeps and grows while
mamma rests if Rocky Mountain Tea
is given. It's the greatest baby
medicine ever offered loving mothers.
IS cents. Rulburd & johnson.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

Two furnished double rooms for
rent. Suitable for sitting and sleep
ing rooms. Enquire of Mrs. G. IT.
Stinson, Morris MINI. IT,.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

3 litor Babe is qaarantined in his
home at Hancock on account of Mrs
Babe having a very light case of
smallpox. The Hancock Record was
printed in Morris this week and will
be until the quarantine is raised
We extend to Bro. Babe sympathy
for the Inconvenience he will be put
to for few weeks and also our best
wishes that the sickness will not
prove serious. We gladly accord the
use of our plano to Bro. Babe during
bis quarantine.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

The engine at the Morris City Mills
suffered severe mishap last Monday
afternoon and the mill was shut
down until Wednesday evening.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

Messrs. Crosse and Bangert of the
Iowa and Minnesota Land Company,
have returned after spending a part
of the winter in Iowa.