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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
The X. C. s. Almanac for 1908.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
Almanac for 1903 is now ready for distri0u-
ton. Farmers, stock-raisers, fruit-grow-
ers, truck-gardeners, manufacturers, mer-
action or q new home at the very lowest
prices, can obtain reliable information con-
corning southwestern Missouri, the Cher
okee ard Choctaw Nations in the Indian
Territory, western Arkansas, eastern Texas,
northwestern Louisiana and the Coast coun-
try, and of the business opportunities Of
fered therein. Write for a copy Of the
K. T.. s Almanac and address, S. G. War
ner, G. P. A, K. c. S. Railway, Kansas
City. Mo.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
HI. New Hone.

"Now, look here" said the obdu-
rate collector, I'm not going to be
put off any more. / want that five
dollars. and I'm going to have it be-
fore leave this Office"
Say" the other man replied. with
sudden hopefulness, as he turned
from the window where he had been
looking sadly out at the cold, bleak
world, ''have you made any arrange
ment for having your meals sent up?
If SO, / hope you'll be kind enough to
ask a fellow to sit down and take
bite now and then."-Chicago Rec.
ord-Herald.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
A Ray Of Hone.

II am afraid the nobleman who is
to become your son-in-law has not
much talent for business"
II don't know" answered Mr.. Cum
rox. If he can manage to get as
good prices for other merchandise as
he does for title I'll trust him to
take chances in business. Washing
ton Star,
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Pleaded GUILTY. of Cour.e.

y French mayor, who at one time
/ the office of stipendiary magis-
4ae, was about to perform the civil
service of marriage.
'Mademoiselle "" he said, ad-
dressing the bride. do you agree to
take Mr.. q, here present, for your
welded husband?"
And, after the young lady had re-
piled in the affirmative. the mayor.
turning to the bridegroom, delivered
himself as follows:
Prisoner at the bar. what have you
to say in your defence ?'-Tit-Bi
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Not Tn to Expectations.

Aunt Edith-And what do you think
Of your little baby sister?
Little Elsie-Oh, I'm dreffully dis
appointed in her.
disappointed"
"Yes; why, she doesn't look bit
more stylish than the baby our wash
woman got last spring. Philadelphia
Press.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

Jennie" said the fond mother,
swhy do you throw your clothes on
the floor that way?"
DO you really want to known"
asked the precocious youngster.
1Of course"
Well. it's because it's easier than
hanging them Chicago Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

In a later letter she says: ST am
only too thankful to you for your kind
advice and for the good health that
I am enjoying wholly from the. use OF
your Peruna. Have been out to tho
Yellow Stone National Park and many
other places of the west. and shall ale
ways thank you for your :se.erosity."
Mrs. F. E. Little.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of PEI
runa, write at once to Or. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you hin
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus
Ohio.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
True Enough.

He-Funny thing about multiplied.
ton and addition. You may multiply
nothing by hundred, but it's still
nothing; while if you add hundred.
it's different.
She-But there are exceptions. For
instance. you might take the dawdy
sort of girl ard add hundred-dollar
hat to her. but she'd still look like
80 cents.-Philadelphi Press.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
erous.

IF could only get bite to eat"
he whined.
"Why don'f you work." she asked.
Nothin' doin' in my line" he an
swered. I'm a dime museum glass
eater. an they're getting too COM
mon."
Poor mani" she said, sympathet-
icaliy. Come right in and you can
have the two goblets and the glass dish
the girl broke this morning."-Chi-
cago Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
An Exper oplnIon.

Cohen Ito fellow traveler)-vot line
of goots do you represent, mein
friendt?
DIR. Dippem (stif1y)-Well, sir, am
collecting funds to send to our foreign
missionaries.
Cohen-You've got de best end Of
that John. Y. Times.
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A TRAVELLER
At seMNTY-oNE
YEARS OF AGE.

also a cough. Now my cough is all
gone, and all the distressing symptoms
Of catarrh of the stomach and bowels
have disappeared. will recommend
it to all as rare remedy. am SO well
I am contemplating trip to Yellow
Stone Park this coming season. How
is that for one II years old?"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

m e d i C i ne o r
chronic catarrh of
the stomach and
bowels. / h av e
been troubled Sc
verely with it for
over q year. and
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Two kind. Or worker..

The man who works eight or ten
hours day and spends his nights at
home. does not work nearly SO hard as
the man who dnllies and potters
around during the day, and has "a
good time" at nigkt-AichisCn Globe.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
II May ne the Reason.

.Do you know why all the world
loves lover?"
us that ? conundrum?"
It is.'
well, what's the answer?"
Because he makes such blooming
fool of himself. and the world likes
to laugh. Eagle.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

Algy Crying to introduce himselfl
May l have the pleasure of learn
ing your name?
Miss Pert-Pearl.
Algy-Are you the pearl of great
price?
Miss Pert-No: I'm the pearl be-
fore swine! Good-bye!-Scraps.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
How Leaked

First Office Boy-I t'ink de boss will
end by marryin' de typewriter.
Second Office Boy-Why so?
First Office Boy-Why. he's kickin'
already about de money she's gittin'.
Judge.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
KeepIns Insanity at nay,

Old Gentleman-So you think my daueh.
ter loves you. and you wish to marry her:
Dudleigh-That's what called to see you
about. Is there any insanity in your fam.
ly!
No, sir! and there's not going to be
ny."-Medical Record.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

man (57 years.. feel very thankful
for what Pe-ru-na has done for me-"
In later letter Mr.. Saunders sayss
II am still of the same mind v h re.
gard L your Pe-ru-na medicine
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
II Pursait Of KnowIedxe,

You must be asked great many
foolish questions in the course of the
day." said the solemn man to the ele-
vator man.
Yes, sir; / am"
Indeed? And what are some of
them?"
~Oh, same as you're asking."-Judge
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Forenrmed.

She-This is the restaurant where
one always has to wait SO long.
He-fou know the reason, don.
you?
mo, why?"
Their prices are SO high that they
can't afford to serve any dish with
out first looking up the financial rat
ing of the customer" New
Yorker.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
A Paradox.

isn't It odd" remarked the yard
philosopher. that when a man is pur-
suing his studies at college the faster
he is the harder it is for him to keen
up?r-Harvard Lampoon.
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Pe-ru.na is a Catarrhal Tonic
EspeciaIIyAdapted to the De-
Ginning Powers of Old Age.
The Oldest Man in America Attributes
His Long Life and Good Health
to Pe-ru-na.

Mr.. Isaac Brock, of McLennan coun-
ty, Texas, has attained the great age
Of ia years. He is an ardent friend
of Peruna and speaks of it in the fol-
lowing terms. Mr.. Brock says:
after a man has lived in the world
as long as l have he ought to have
found out a great many things by ex-
perience. / think have done so.
"One of the things have found out
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
" We But Knew.

Lives of rich men. II we knew them.
Night not seem so Blamed sublime;
Oft the stomachs fastened to them
Keep them doping all the time.
Chicago Record Herald
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

Wife-So they returned your man.
uscript? 1t is too bad.
Husband (who thinks he can write)
Yes; that is what the editor said
about Tilt Bits.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

Sillicus-"Everyone says he is . genius.
Cynicus-"Then / guess he might be. 1t
takes genius to convince other people that
you are one. "-Philadelphia Record.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
A Dftty of Content.

Sing a song of happin SIS.
To delight the soul
Beef upon the table and
A cellar full of coal.
Washington Star.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Giving EN- stones.

A man has been selling tarred stones fol
coal to people of Connecticut. That story
about wooden nutmegs can't be true.-Phii.
adelphia Record.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

The Public Awards the Palm to Hale.
Honey OF Horehound and Tar for coughs.
fike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

but hold
fhsfI
rheumatic pains
good prior pains an gone cannot
So
think Gear Doctor that must
0een
i've been to suffering
J. ~ Parkef
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

"Hear me, Miss Agnes" pleaded
the signing swain. II am intoxicated
with my love for you. l assure
you
How can you be intoxicated"
asked Miss Agnes, in calm. doubling
tones, "if you haven't got q skate
on?"-Chicago Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Reclamation.

A man reclaimed from sin was he.
He'd Joined the church." that's why
The things he once did openly
He now does On the sly.
Catholic Standard and Times.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona, ILL.,, writes:
81 can recommend Peruna as a good
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Just THIS.

LIT bit er sunshine,
LIT bit er song.
En- strength enough ter travel
The rocky road along!
Atlanta Constitution.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Stfn ~.

Old Joseph's got the meanest Wife
That lives. without a doubt.
She takes away his specs 50 that
He cannot wear them out.
Columbia Jester.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

to my entire s. IS
f a ion is the
proper remedy for
ailments due di-
rectly to the eff
fects of the eli
mate.
For ia years ]
hava xvithStpoI Yh q
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27

Naizie--He told me that he'd never
seen me looking SO well as ! do now.
Daisy-Why. the rude thing!-N. Y.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
His Task I.ixhtened.

The poet thanks his lucky stars
And shrieks with frantic glee.
For there are lots of easy words
That rhyme with 1903
IN. Y. Herald.
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Strong and Vigorous at the Age Of
lightweight.

Rev. ]. N. Parker, Utica, N. T.
writes:
ain June, 1901, lost my sense Of
hearing entirely. My hearing had
heen s0meWhaf impaired for several
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-03-27
Easily Explaiped,

-Oh, same as you're asking" Judge
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14

sitting on his portico OF an evehlhs' va"
axneeted tn sit still and look cheeriui
while little boys and Instructive p"'ei'''
were mentally taking his photographs
Between his dining room ana h'uny We"
the hallway, or passage and strange Ia
dies and gentlemen would station .ieni-
selves there to catch glimpse OF MN a.
he went to dinner Consulting thelr
watches from time to time as people 40
in connection with schedules and circus
announcements they would await lAe
inevitable hour when the sage would nave
to emerge or starve: and then as ne
made his way to the dining room he "ouio
be followed by that candid style Oh coil-
ment so characteristic of some foihS
when they are in other folks houses
Rank imposes obligations?
Sometimes. But Virginia hospltahtS
imposed its obligation at all times M
Jefferson might repeal primogeniture ana
entails-he dared not lay his hand upon
the venerable tyranny Of custom WHICH
turned the dwelling into promlscuous
free hotel The honor of Virginia was at
stake-Virginia hospitality must not be
shamed in him. There was no privacy
possible under such circumstances. Tho
companionship OF his family and his real
friends could not be enjoyed. Uhlntef-
rupted rea ding, quiet study. were out OF
the question. The place crowded Win
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14

miscellaneous men. woman, children, ser.
wants dogs, horses, was no longer
homo for anybody. The owner of thu
housa was simply boarder In crowded
Inn where all the others had good time
ot his expense In other words, he had
spent thirty years and fortune in pre-
narfng a place to 1--we at, and now 1t Wat
rendered worse than useless because VIZ
e,n,a hospitality and ais own good na-
+ure would not allow him to act upon
the principle that his private dwelling
had been built for himself. once a year
he had fairly to run away from Month
cello leaving 1t all TO overseers, negroes
ana company, while he sought little rest
at Poplar Forest, 80 miles away Iiere
he had built another mansion. at mo
close of his presidency regardless ct
those debts) and on this remote planta'
ton he found the rest, recreation and
privacy which had become Impossible AZ
Monticello.
Mr.. jefferson never lost offectionata
interest in any member OF his family
They were all welcome TO his house had
free access to his purse. and wa
Mace In his heart. Every year one 81
his carriages would be sent down INTO
Roanoke county to bring his sister MIS-
Ammo Marks, TO Monticello, where shs
snent the months Of summerk
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14

truly great that work was tho small
men of the hour could OF know. Posteri
ty alone could realize his full stature.
life is just so ordered that the miserable
crab can always draw attention to him
self by nawing the tee of some IIercu-
les. The crabs know this and the toe finds
it out But after ALL after all, thank
God. the great man Is a Hercules and
the wretched crab is but a crab Only
the Hercules can do the twelve labors;
the poor crabs can just get back to their
holes-that and that only.
The New England preachers. editors
and judges who denounced this great man
as the paid tool of "Bonaparte:' the pitt
ful Callenders and Masons and Cotton
Mather Smiths who flung mud at him.
and despatched him he passed-where
are they? Where are their living words,
their imperishable works? What portion
of the human race is happier and better,
what part of the union stronger, richer,
brighter because of their having existed
Who brings offerings to their shrines,
who lights tapers at their affairs, who
drinks inspiration from any rock which
they smote? Dead, dead are SANDERS and
sanderers; dried long ago and fallen off
the mud they flung upon the stately Viz
ginian. Towering through our national
history, like the Rocky mountains which
he brought into our republic range the
greatness of his deeds Eternal as the
union itself are the principles he I'M
pressed upon it.
The poison of monarchy was entering
the veins of our body polite; and ne
drove It out. Aristocracy had begun rs
Entertainments and he leYeled them to
the ground Militarism was about to be
l.. l.a.l D.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14
CIgarette and
Tobacco HabI1s
cuRED FREE III ONE DAY.

Each % the undersigned for himself freely
and voluntarily certihes follows
hereby certify that completely and
permanently cured Of the tobacco habit by
free sample package Of Tobacco Specific, more
than a year ago have positively disiked
tobacco ever since I took the sample, have
not used any IN any form. and my health has
been better than II before I state these
facts freely and voluntarily. hoping other VIC
tins Of the tobacco habit will profit by my
experience.
Chas Ducote Richmond, Mo.
G. w EdArn, Box 200. Glenwcod Wis.
susan / Moore. Santa Rosa, No.
r Corfey $40 Frank St. Chattanooga, Tenn.
W H Emerson, Belmont. No.
lanes Robertson BerWyn, Ill.
James NJ Ward Southern Hotel, Chicago. III.
Henry s. Hobson, Greensboro. Ala
John w Keuady, Mingus Tex
Gilbert Broom, Dallas y. c.
Carrie Tiles. Genoa, Fla.
n G. De Witt. Tucker. Ind. Ter
Hundreds Of other people have had the same
experience with sample packages Of Tobacco
Specific. II IS a harmless. practically tasteless
remedy which can be given In drink or food
ard WILL positively cure any patient without
h,s knowledge. Taken by the paten: HIM
self, the remedy is 5ust as certain TO cure. The
Rogers Drug and Chemical Co, eco Fifth
and Race sts.. Cincinnati, o., will send you
a free sample package Of Tobaoco-Speclfc In
plain wrapper, II You send your name and
address, Send O. so;yce
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14
TO DEEPEN RIVER CHANNEL.
United States Engineer at Fayette-
vile. N. G.. Investigating.

vile, IN. X, llNSS u ~ t4i1{5
Wilmington, \ C.. September 10 -(Spe-
cial )-Captain s. r Burbank, assistant
United states engineer for the Whining
ton district. is now in Fayetteville. \.
for the purpose Of inaugurating the work
Of deepening the channel Of the Cape
Fear river between Wilmington and FAY
ettevlle. a distance of ITO miles The
channel will be made deeper by system
of locks and dams to be placed on the
river. When completed the depth Of the
river will be uniform and easily naviga
BILE at any season Of the year. Three
lines Of passenger and freight steam
boats are regularly IA operation on the
Cape Fear from here to Fayetteville.
Acting upon the recommendation Of he
chief of United States engineers, con
gress appropriated S $50. 900 for the pur-
pose OF carrying out the praposed plan.
There viii be three big locks each 10 cost
$3.50. 600 Captain Burbank will al once
begin the construction Of d large house
boat at Fayetteville 20 be lsed by aim
self and party ia making the preliminary
survey Of the river and locating The locks
The amount of money now available to
begin the work is $50, 0O0
This is one Of the most important tta-
dertakings made possible by the govern
mcnt in North Carolina and when tie
system Of locks is completed inland water
commerce viii be greatly advanced.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14
GOVERNMENT REPORT
ON WHEAT AND CORN

Washington, September io.-The
monthly report OF the chief OF the bureau
of statistics of the department of agri-
culture will show the condition Of corn
on September | to have been 30 as
compared with 1877 on August |, 1903.
"a. 3 on September !. 1902. ana ten
year average Of 1913.
These figures, as well as those on other
crops, Indicate the condition on Sep
TENDER and no attempt is made to
anticipate the results from future wealth
er conditions
The following table shows for each of
the twenty principal corn states the av-
erase on September |, 9o3. and one
year ago with the ten-year averages:
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CHAPTER XIX,

AFTER the expiration of his term as
vice president. Burr was adrift A com
oihat'on Of the CliEtons and Livingstons
IN New York, aided by Hamilton, had de-
ieated him in the race for governor; and
AFTER he had settled old scores by calling
hamilton out and killing him in the duel,
a sudden wave of ,ndignatio had driven
Burr from the state. Indictments for
murder had been found against him: he
could not return. jefferson had taken
sides with the Living ston Clinton faction.
as any practical politician would have
done. and Burr soon realized that he had
no footing anywhere. The president re-
fused to give him a foreign appointment,
or to otherwise aid him. and he became
desperate
What his famous plot was IN reality
cannot be known with certainty. Late in
his life he declared that he had intended
to do what Sam Houston ard others did
in Texas. Andrew Jackson certainly I'M
derstood that soma such design against
spain was in contemplation. else he
would never have gone 50 far with Burr
as to call ont his Tennessee militia.
The purchase by Burr OF the large
Spanish grant points in the same direc-
ton. as did the talk n Blennerhaseti $
island. where Mexican empire was the
burden of the song But the overtures
which Burr made to Great Britain first,
and then to Spain, and then to France.
disclosed purpose To sever the union.
It may he sNfely assumed that h would
have stopped a. nothing IN the effort 10
retrieve his fortunes.
There was a good deal OF secret plot
ting and planning. oipncr dispeiches'
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14

a'rre 10 the Sick. hundreds upon hun
dreds that we know Of throughout the
south have been cured for this great doc
tor is not only an expert in knowing what
You suffer from, but his cures are brought
about in an entirely original way, along
new lines, developed by him after two
generations of years in the profession.
The cures are now perfected for home
uses, so he wants TO hear from all men
and women who suffer from any disease
Of The throat. lungs. heart, stomach, kid
neys, bladder. female trouble, rheuma-
tSm, piles prostate trouble blood Dol
| impotency, losses, varcOcele. structure
night sweats, weak back and all other al
fectiOnS OF the nerves, muscles and glands.
lie viii instantly stop all aches and pains.
soreness and swelling; steady the nerves
arouse muscular energy, get the blood to
circulating. pat strength in tile back and
firmness in the tissues, ana once again
make you as determined and ambitious
as Of old By writing TO him joy ana
happiness can be brought into the home
at no cost at ali.
The doctor is also famous as the author
of many medical books on chronic diseases
that are standard among the profession.
ana these have now been issued in SPECIAL
editions for free circulation among the
masses Every person who is sick and
every head Of a family should have them
for reference in case of an emergency,
and this can be done by addressing DR.. j
Newton hathaway, Il Inman building,
telling him which book YOU want and
he will send it free at once. Altogether
there are 5 of them, as follows: /. Disease
of the vital organs ?. Throat lungs ca
tarlh; 8. Female diseases new edition.;
A. Structure; >, Narcocclc G. Blood poison
| Gnodern edition.; 7. Kidney. bladder. rheu-
matiSm; g. Nervous debility and weak
nesses of men enlarged new edition.
Ask for the book YOU want and the doctor
will send it to you. free: write him how
You suffer, and hc viii tell your disease
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United States :. -. SOL s4.s 70 8

The average condition at harvest OF
winter and spring wheat combined WAS
TAT against 80 on September !, 902.
and a ten-year average of 1873.
The following table shows for each of
the seventeen principal wheat states the
condition on September /, 1908, and one
year ago, with the ten-year averages:
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14

The average condition of the oats crop
on September / was 1871, against 70
On August l. 1908, 87.2 on September t.,
1902, 72l ON the corresponding date in
sol and ton-year average of 800.
The average condition Of tobacco on
September was 83.4 against $40 one
month ago and IS. on July /, sos.
The average condition of rice on Sop
TENDER | was $50 as compared with
92O one month ago and 93.5 on July J.,
leo3
The number Of stock hogs now being
fattened is 81 per cent less thNn the
number a ago. Reports as to size and
weight Of stock hogs indicate a condition
Cf 95.I as compared with seven-year
average of 94.2.
The report also ncluGes fruits and va
rious minor crops which VIII be pub
lished in detail in The Crop Reporter.