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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
TRAVELLERS m soMALnAND.
and incidents OF . Trip In
That Country.

The Somali camel, contrasted with
the Indian camel, is very gentle. They
seldom injure anyone. In moving
about the camp at night one has often
to pass among them as they kneel in
rows, sometimes stepping over them
or STOPPING under their outstretched
necks. but have never had an expert
ence of a vicious camel in Somalilanr.
Even when undergoing firing opera
tons they rarely bite, although the
head is left free, says writer in the
Brooklyn Eagle.
This accommodating disposition is
attributable greatly to the manner in
which they are treated by the natives,
who. though rather cruel to their po-
mics, never ill-use camel. Many Soma
lis are utterly ignorant of loading. this
work being done largely by the women.
The camel is everywhere in the land.
He is the great means of transport and
is given in payment for wives and in
settlement of the incessant feuds which
render peaceable village and town life
almost unknown in the interior.
As the troops make their way inland
curious native villages formed of little
huts and bent sticks covered with CAM
Ell mats, and protected all round with q
fence of cut thorn trees laid side by
side. will at first be common sights
and the fresh camel milk obtainable at
these is very refreshing on the long
marches. The men of Somaliland use
curious white clay found in various
parts of the country to dab on their
heads. which makes them look like
black footmen with powdered wigs.
The unmarried girls wear their hair
fuzzy. and the married women in a
black net. The enormous anthills in
the Haud are a notable feature of the
landscapes.
The difficulties of the expedition will
begin when it enters the bush country.
The tall, light skinned, handsome,
1.-THE Somali chief with his spear and
oryx skin circular targets is a curious
contrast to the strong. dark Midgaan,
with his bow and wooden CULVER of lit
tie poisoned arrows, which are deadly
enough to kill an elephant in three
hours. The former is great believer
in charms and horoscopes. and gener-
ally wears an amulet in the form of q
verse from the Koran strapped to his
arm or neck.
He loves draft of the melted fat Of
a sleeps tail, and as long as he has
plenty of "ghee" or clarified butter,
with his rice and dates, he is happy.
The latter is simply barbarian and
prefers his meat more or less raw. The
Somali ponies are wonderfully good
and hardy little animals. but are very
badly treated by their owners. They
are much superior TO the Arab for use
in Somaliland, as they do well on the
grass there and require no grain,
which is unobtainable in the interior
until you get very far inland.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
CHAT WITH A BURGLAR.
Funny Householder Engages Mid.
night Intruder In Pleasing and
Helpful Conversation.

Just as the burglar was tip-toeins
toward the dresser in the room of the
suburban home, the humorist in the
bed awoke and sat up, relates the Wash
ington Post.
.Why, hello there. Bill" said the hu
morist in the bed, cheerily, to the bur
glar, who quickly flashed his glim OF
the face of the funny individual.
"How are you. pard," replied the
burglar, easily. Didn't know you was
awake"
How'd you get in, old MANI" easily
inquired the man in bed.
Front cellar door," replied the bur-
glar, calmly. 1T was something easy"
I'm afraid you won't find much do
ing around here tonight, chum." said
the funny householder, who had read
of these easy little nocturnal dialogues
with burglars, and was rather enjoy
ing the experience. I'm pretty nigh
all out on the dough question just now.
Too bad you hadn't postponed your
rows pay day with me, and I'll have
something like couple of hundred in
my jeans tomorrow night. / should
think you'd keep kind of dope-book
on these things, eh?"
"Oh, that's all right, mate" answered
the burglar. mo harm done. 1t is too
bad didn't wait till tomorrow night,
but we've got to take a chance ON los
ing out that way, y'see. / guess I'll
make expenses, anyhow, before to-
nights over-I've got several plants
to work yet in another neighborhood.
So long. / can find my way out all
right, and I'll pull the door to-"
Good by. matey," said the humorist
in bed, hugely enjoying his own ease of
manner in the circumstances. Sorry
l couldn't have come to the front with
little of the duff to help you along.
but you see how I'm fixed. S'long-be
good"
The burglar nodded and passed out
of the room, down the stairs and out
of the house. The humorist in bed
chuckled softly, and when he got up
the next morning he told everybody
in the suburban town who would listen
to him of the easy-going little talk he
had had 18th the burglar on the night.
before.
That night the burglar came back to
the humorist's house with "a pal. put
the funny man under the gun, and
eased him of S214.76 and his gold watch
and chain, without any superfuous
conversation whatsoever.
These incidents do not always wind
up just exactly in the manner pre-
scribed by the screech-evokers in the
comic supplements.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

bureau OF road inquiry. but lack a
means to procure the desired shape Of
rail has hampered the bureau in its
One of these rails was
with an eight-inch trackway on q
gravel foundation, the weight of steel
being about 100 tons per mile of single
track road, furnished at SIS per ton.
The most extended use of steel rails
for roadways for which data is avail
able is in Spain on the road between
Valencia and Grao, where about two
miles of flint stone roadway was re-
placed by steel rails some ten years
ago at a total cost of 50, 500. The sur.
face of the rails was placed somewhat
lower than the paved road. at the
sides. The cost of maintenance of this
road, over which a traffic of B 200 vehi-
cles passed daily, was at once greatly
reduced, and the result was considered
satisfactory in other ways. 1t seems
probable that such a roadway as this
would be greatly appreciated by mar
ket gardeners in the vicinity of large
cities.-N. Y. Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

| the disease out Of my system in few
| days and did not hinder me from pur-
suing my daily work.
81 should like to see our Board of
Health give it official recognition and
have it used generally among our poor
sick people in Greater New York.
| Joseph A. Finn.
ID. L. Wallace. a charter member of
| the International BARRIERS Union.
writes from Is Western avenue, Min
neapolis. Mimi:
FOLLOWING a severe attack of Ia
grippe 1 seemed to be affected badly
all over. suffered with q severe back
ache. indigestion and numerous ills. SO
could neither eat nor sleep. and
thought / would give up my work,
| which could not afford TO do.
"One of my customers who was
greatly helped by Peruna advised me
to try il, and l procured a bottle the
same day. used it faithfully and felt
a marked Improvement. During the
next two months / took five bottles,
and then felt splendid. Now my head
is clear. my nerves steady. enjoy food.
and rest well. Peruna has been worth
a dollar dose to NED L. Wallace.
Mr.. o. H. Perry, Atchison, Kansas,
| writes:
"Again. after repeated trials of your
medicines, Peruna and Manalin. give
this as my expression of the wonderful
results of your very valuable medicine
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
IKE A DEMON grip has crossed o,

country, leaving behind scores OF
physical wrecks.
Victims of catarrh of the head, ca.
tarrh Of the throat, catarrh of the
lungs, catarrh of the stomach. catarrh
of the kidneys. catarrh of the pelvic
organs, are to be counted by hundreds
of thousands. Grip is epidemic ca.
tarrh, and sows the seed of chronic ca.
tarrh within the system.
This is SO true that few grip suffer
ers are able to make complete recov-
cry until they have used Peruna.
Never in the history of medicine has
. remedy received such unqualified and
universal eulogies as Peruna.
4 New York Alderman's Experience.
Hon. Joseph A. Finn, alderman
Fifth District, writes from 104 Chris
topher street, New York City, as fol
lows:
when Q pestilence overtakes our
people we take precaution as nation
to preserve the citizens against the
dread disease.
la grippe has entered thousands
Of our homes this fall, and / noticed
that the people who used Peruna were
quickly restored, while those who de-
pended on doctors prescriptions, spent
weeks in recovering, leaving them
weak and emaciated.
ST had a slight attack of la grippe
and at once took Peruna, which drove
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
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|1jS|ZI5EygIvEMl[zNI1f
TRIAL STEEL ROADWAY.
New York Experiment which In
Being Watched with Interest
by Road Builders.

An experimental steel highway has
recently been laid in Murray street,
between Broadway and Church street,
New York. The Automobile club Of
America has been instrumental in
occurring this trial, and President
Charles NJ. Schwab, of the United States
Steel corporation, furnished the steel
ht his own expense. Gen. Roy Stone.
Formerly head Of the bureau of road
inquiry, department of agriculture,
bas charge of the experiment.
AT present there is only a single
Roadway up the center of the street.
|bn which loaded teams coming from
the North river piers are given the
hight of way. The accompanying
Sketch shows section through one of
fhe rails, the depth of foundation
shown, however, being somewhat
greater than that finally adopted. The
rail section is very similar to that of
l2-inch channel, the main difference
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

in its effects in my case after repeated
trials.
First. it cured me of chronic bron-
chitis of fifteen years standing by
using two bottles of Peruna in Jam
uary, 1894, and no return of it,
..After / was cured of bronchitis I
had la grippe every winter for several
winters. But. through the use of Pc
runa. it got gradually weaker in its Sc
verify, until it dwindled down to =
mere stupor for two or three days.
Now the stupor does not trouble me
any more."-O. II. Perry.
A CcnGressman's Experience.
House of Representatives,
Washington, d. c.
Peruna Medicine CO., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlen'en-"T am more than salts
fed with Peruna. ana find it TO be an
excellent remedy for the grip and ca
tarrh. / have used ii in ny family and
they all JOIN me in recommending il az
an excellent remedy"
Very respectfully,
George III. White
If you do not receive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa. write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case.
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Column bus, O.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
Spoiled His Dinner,

A prominent clergyman in Boston, who
is actively identified with missionary work,
has recently been preparing some coIored
clergymen from the south for missionary
work. Lately he invited them to dine
with him. Toward the dinner hour the
reverend gentlemen waited an hour in his
reception room for his guests, but none
came. At last he called his maid servant,
mentioning the matter to her and re-
marking that it was very strange that his
expected guests did not put in their APP
pearance. "Yis. sor," replied Mary. but
wot's stranger still, sor, is that I've done
nothin' the whole avenin' but turn mig
ger Ministries from the dure."-N. z.
Times.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
SOME IMMENSE FARMS.
One In Texas. Owned by Illinois Syn.
dictate, In as Large ms the State
of Connecticut.

While the United States census re.
ports 100000 farms averaging LAG
acres each in the southwest states
and territories, the average size is
500 acres each. Col. c. c. Slaughter,
of Dallas, Tex, has 1,250,0O0 acres of
farm and ranch land. In the Pan
handle district of Texas the Capt.
toll syndicate, of which Senator c. B.
Farwel, of Illinois, is the head, has
a ranch of 100000 acres, or more
than as large as the state of Con-
necticut. They raise from 10000 to
10000 acres of corn and other forage
crops and ship from $4,000 to 10000
beef steers each year; $50 cowboys
and so farmhands are employed. In
Oklahoma is one ranch of $4,000
acres. They raised this year 5000
acres of wheat, 5000 acres of forage,
millet and Kaffir corn: 5000 to TO-
600 cattle are shipped each year. AL
though the expenses of running the
ranch are $4,000 year. the profits
the last year were S150,000. The
Forsha farm in central Kansas has
5000 acres. On it are Touring mill,
a complete weather bureau, post OF
fee for owner and employees, gas
plant and long-distance telephone.
The wheat grown is made into -four
on the farm. There is the largest
field of alfalfa in the United States,
1850 acres in one tract. This cuts
three crops a year, about one ton
at each cutting. Frank Rockefeller
has $4,000 acres of grazing and farm
ing land in western Kansas, of which
about 5000 acres are under cultiva-
ton and the rest in alfalfa and tim
othy pastures. There are some Of
the finest bred Hereford and Short
horn cattle in the world on this
farm, valued at S350,000, including
one $4,000 bull. The grain for these
cattle is grown and ground on the
farm. He intends to convert 10000
acres of pasture land into alfalfa.
The cattle and horse barns are of
iron and stone. John w. Stewart,
of Wellington. Kan. has 40 farms,
all separate and in different parts
of the state. 1t is not uncommon
for a farmer in these sections to buy
Is harvesters. dozen plows and as
many corn harvesters at one time.
Fifty men make good harvesting
crew for farm there.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
FOR DRAWING LOGS IN WOODS.

six inches through and three feet
long for runners. The two hunks
were about the same size and two
feet eight inches long. The forward
bunk is put on with one bolt in each
end, so it can have a good chance 20
work.
For the middle bunk put two
two-inch holes through each runner,
then took a small, round birch OF the
size wanted, heated it hot in a fire
and bent it in the shape needed to
put over the middle bunk and the
two ends down through the runner,
then wedged them solid, but SO there
would be plenty of play. The nose
OF the runners must be made SO they
win not catch on every rock or
stump. This can be done by putting
the forward bunk at tie very end
Of the runner. The chain is put on
the log with half hitch and drawn
through hole through both hunks.
Birch is the best wood, as it wears
the smoothest on frozen ground
Orange Judd Farmer.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

It is a fact well established among
farmers, by observation, and fully
corroborated by scientific investiga-
tions, that the quail and prairie
chicken are among the greatest Of
our insect destroyers. Don't destroy
any Of them during the breeding sea-
son and allow no general hunting
upon your farm if you would pre-
serve these liable assistants" of the
farmer. He who sows courtesy
reaps friendship" - Farmers Voice.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
ALLeAROUND LOG SLED.
II II strong, Easily Put Together and
Can BE Used with Snow
or Without.

have been putting out some lum.
Der, and as there was little snow
have used the sled shown herewith.
1t is called snapdragon and is such
as is used in the lumber camp 1t
can be used with or without snow.
I took two yellow birch stumps about
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

Mrs. Kingley-"You say you like colored
servants better than white because they
are slower. How is that!" Mrs. Birgo-
1t takes them longer to eave."-Town
and Country.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
In Chicago,

Stella-Did she ask you to her fare.
well bachelor. dinner?
Beila-No. but she promised me an
invitation'to her next divorce tea
n. Y. Herald.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22
Better Than a CIocl

Butler-Wot time is ut, Jeems?
Footman-It must be going on. three
o'clock-the misses has Just made her
fifth change of costume,-Stray Stories.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

She-I always heard tea was bad for the
nerves.
He-Oh, it can't be, see Upton says
he's coming over again to lift the cup
Yonkers Statesman
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

A great many citizens, unfortunately
want only so much honest government as
will not interfere with their interests
Puck
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

1t is q great misfortune not to have sense
enough to speak well and judgment enough
to speak little.-Cato.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-22

A white pine will measure IS feet at
20 years and gain Is feet more in the
1axt ten years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-19
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Schedule effective June Il, 1908.
Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station
7:3O am. Daily. Local for Harr:sonburR, War.
rentoa Danvile and way stations.
IO:bf am. Daily. Washington and Florida Linz
tod First-class coaches and drawing room sleeper
70 Jacksonville Fla. Dining service.
rirst-class coaches and drawing room sleeper Ia
Nv * orleans Dining car service. n
4 M nm Week Days. Local for HarrtsouburA
md way stations Manassas branch.
4:aO pm. Daily. Local for warrenton and Char
io LOO nm. Daily. New York and Atlanta Er.
Is Eirst-class coach and sleeper 10 AtIante
aondays. Wednesdays and Fridays Sunset Routes
tourists sleeper Washington to San Francisco.
pvIiman buffet service.
a.so nm Daily New York and Memphis Linn.
..oi Ivia Iynchburg). First-class coach and sjaan
IT, i car to Roanoke. Knoxville, Chattanooga "a
Memphis; sleeper to New Orleans. Dining ca.
SCI io.45 p.m Daily. Washington and Southwestern
iwited All Pullman train, club and observati on
nars TO Atlanta and Macon: seepers to Aug,st.
Nashville, Atlanta. Macon. Memphis. New Oriean
Dining TRAINS Tft on BLUEMoNT BRANCH
leave washington $40 am, LOO pm 1.as.
~ 40 pm 625 pm. daily except S,nda%
liter for Leesburg only. Sunday trains for RIA.
mont. e:0l am, 9:10 am. 6:25 pm. !
e.42 m, 6:52 am: 9:45 a. m. 200 pm, els
N m. and $3.50 p.m daily Local trains from Har.
rr;sonburg 11:55 am. week days and eos nm
daily From Charlottesville. s:2s a. u. and eos
pm. daily
information be had at ticket Offices 705 18th
street 511 Pennsylvania avenue and Pennsylyania
Station. Baggage checked through from hotels and
residences.
G. H. ACKERT. General Manager
S. H. HARDWICK. General Pass'r Agent.
l. s. BROWN. General Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-19

at 1880 in order to read the papers half
an hour before the noon assignments are
given out. Soon after 10 I am sent out on
a story. If II is not very important or is
not far away l may have two or three to
look after. Under ordinary circumstances
return to the office before and write my
copy. As soon as II is finished and | have
my dinner start out on evening assign
ments. returning soon as possible for
the earlier one gets his. copy in the more
space he is paid for in the paper. No one
can tell in advance when or where a news
story will break out, and l always keep
packed grip at the office"
Even the wealthy work overtime. and
most OF them pay the penalty, sooner or
later. in one way another. 1t is said
that George Gould is at his desk at 8
o'clock every morning when he is in the
city.
The only recreation Russell Sage has is
when he steals an hour for a drive John
d. Rockefeller has already bartered his
stomach for his wealth by working long
hours.
prominent physician recently said to
me- up to a generation ago the watch
word was, Look out for your stomach
Now 1t is, Look out for your nervous sys-
tenn. An eight-hour union for professional
men and men who work with their brains
ought certainly to be seriously considered"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-19
HOW A TUNNEL WAS DUG.
Nobody in Chicago Knew Anything
About It Until It Was Finished.

From the American Architect.
1t appears that an interesting work has
been going on in Chicago for several years
without the knowledge of the public, in the
excavation Of tunnel fourteen miles long
under the business district of the city This
tunnel is business undertaking simply
and is to contain a railway for the trans
portation of freight among the great mer-
camille houses and between them and the
freight stations Of the forty-two railways
which enter Chicago. besides furnishing ac-
commodation for telephone wires and pos
sbly wires of other kinds. 1t is almost in
credible that a tunnel of this length, vary
ing in width from to 10 feet and in height
from to IA feet, could have been con-
structed under the most crowded part of a
great city without the knowledge even of
the newspaper reporters, but the tunnel Is
far below the surface, the depth varying
from q to Go feet, SO that it was unneces-
sary to make temporary roadways over It,
and the excavated material has been taken
out at night through shafts opening in pri-
vate ground and taken away to the lake
front. The ground under Chicago is a soft
clay, which was easily excavated but 1t
has been necessary to line it everywhere
with concrete.
considerable portion of the tunnel is
already In use, and many business houses
have shafts opening into it, equipped with
elevators Although an Underground freight
railway of this kind seems an expensive
substitute for trucks and horses 1t is quite
possible that it may promote economy. as
well as convenience, in handling and trans
ferring merchandise. Every one must see
that the maintenance of stable full of
horses and wagons and of a multitude of
grooms and drivers is an important item in
the cost of carrying on business, especially
when, as is often the case, the wagons are
driven half the time empty, or with only
one small package in them
by which goods arriving by rail could be at
once delivered at their destination. with
the minimum of handling while those
shipped could be billed through from the
shipping clerks desk, would be of immense
advantage to merchants as well as to the
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-19
Baltimore and Ohio r. r

Leave Washington, New Jersey ave. and @ st.
Chicago and Northwest, oil 100 an 1920 pm
Cincinnati. st, Louis and Louisville. 'lO:o5 am.
Pittsburg and Cleveland. '11:Oo am, ss:la p.m
&c Columbus and wheeling, 'e:2o pm.
Winchester. 1895 am. t4:15 1880. fe:2o pm.
A; ITO $3.50. 1890 noon. $50 nm
Frederick. 1885. is:i5. fl1:O0 an. si:iS, f!:so
'J Hsgerstown t1o:os am and 1850 pm.
Boyd and way points, 1885, 1915 an s1.fs
1880, IS 80. s10:1b f11:sO pm.
tl2:5o 1:l5. 1890. 1880. $500. 1850. f7:o5
Washington Junction and way points tS:ss se.,s
An, 9I:I5, t4:S0, $3.50 pm. vic
Bsitimors, week 80 days. 1900. 800, $3.50 x7:oo
Iii 90 am, 1890 noon. 1905. 100 I2:0O
400 1900 "A: 80, 4:4O $500, 1920 x8oO $40
x7:0O. 1900, x10:00, x11:30. II :a5 pm SundayS
1900. 1900, 7:2o, $3.50 1880 SIN. x1:oo. ISIS
Bay ridge. $40 AM. week days. e:Io An. and
i'40 IA1 ROYAL BLUE LINE.
All trains Illuminated with P1ntsch light
the East $500, 1900 Diner). 1880 (BuffetS.
1890 Diner). 1000 DINER am, 1900 DinerI.
$500 ("Royal Limited" Diner), 1890 fPhila
oniy), $500 Diner), $500 and '11:30 pm (Sleep-
ing Car open It 1890 o'clock
Daily. Except Sunday Sunday only.
Express trains
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
ticket olnces. 6le Pennsylvania ave. NV, New
York ave. and 18th st.. and at station.
8. B. HEGE. District Passenger Agent
D. ,. MARTIN. Manager Passenger frame.