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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

pines bill. Il was one Of those points
which attract comparatively little At
tention and are settled rs matter OF
course by straight party vote. When
the speaker put the question . mere
handful ON the republican side voted
aye" A great volume Of noes" pro-
ceeded from the democratic SIDE The
speaker looked Quizzically over the
house. THE ayes seem to have II"
he said. slowly. repeating the usual
formula. although the other side
made the most noise" And sire
enough. the ayes" did have it, for mo-
body cared to take the chance OF chal-
longing the correctness Of the speak
er's announcement.
He makes no bones OF consulting
Asher Kinds at the speakers desk con-
spicuously whenever knotty point OF
parliamentary law is to be decided. and
he doesn't hesitate to let the whole
house know that. he follows that EN-
cient clerks advice.
One day recently when he was long
err than usual in arriving at decision,
members of the democratic side began
to grow impatient and clamored loud
ly for a ruling. The speaker was en-
gagged in earnest conversation with
Kinds. AS they shouted out Rule!
Rule" he looked up with a smile.
1.-The chair is trying to find out how
he ought to rule" he remarked. bland
ly: and the whole house broke out in
applause.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

exhibits j. : complies government
mint tor the manufacture OF coin, but
It St: Louis Uncle Sam II making in
stead Of coin gold souvenir medals.
but the process ID the same Is IL the
product was legal tender. While Uncle
Sam has monopoly On the money
making busine0 he guards the priv.
tlegs Jeol0usly and does not risk the
precious dies. which put their i'm.
prints upon dimes. dollars and eagles,
to leave their place Of keeping.
Bestdes = moaern coming press,
from which drops I bright medal q
eyeSy click. q ! screw. press built In
17y3 1n0 u1ed &C thdt time to stamp
small coins. There Il also ! hammer
I'D yearss old and small pair Of bal
aaces formerly used In the Philadek
phia mint Comparing these with the
improvement made in the last 100
yesfs reveals how much easier It 10
uoW for Uncls Sam to replenish his
treasury than Il Vas when he was
young II the business.
+ All Of the machines used In the
plant are driven by independent direct
current motors. tbs power for which
= transformed from $50 volts to 220.
The gas for AL heating operations,
such ~ annealing. melting, ETC.. il.
manufactured by IN independent plant
situated outside the building, and %
arranged that It can Be controlled In
the exhibit These machines we're de-
aiRuad and hs,fIf n.v.es.11v o.. 80.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26


a.or S'e~ar'' the Nevada sena-
tors political activities in Washing
ton. He was first elected to the United
States senate in 1864, and took his seat
ON February l, 1865. OF men who were
in the senate at that time not one Is
now in public life except Stewart.
With two other exceptions. John B.
Henderson. Of Missouri. and William
Sprague, Of Rhode Island, all of them
are dead. Among his colleagues then
were Henry B. Anthony. Zachariah
Chandler, Collamer and Foot, Of Yer
mont; John P. Hale. of New Hamp-
shire; Thomas Hendricks. Of Indiana;
Sumner and Wilson. of Massachusetts,;
Ben Wade and John Sherman, of
Ohio: Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois. He
has seen Oliver P. Morton. James G.
Blaine. Roscoe Conkling. Bayard, Buck
ingham. Thurman. Carpenter. ingalls,.
Plumb. and many other historic char
acters. come and go In the north wing
Of the capitol William B. Allison is
the only man In congress who was
here when Stewart arrived. and Allison
was then q young member OF the
house, serving his first term as rep
resentative. Stewart stayed here for
ten years. and then retired in 1875, to
emerge again as senator in 1887. SO
that his second term of service by it
self would entitle him to place among
the venerable men in the senate.
During his career here Stewart has
run the line of all parties without en-
dangering his hold on his seat He be-
gan as = republican, then he developed
into : populist and silver republican.
came to be classed for little while
- . democrat, and finally was re-
okored to full standing in the party
With which he entered upon his public
ckreer. In all that time he has been
loyal to one faith-the cause Of free
coinage Of silver.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

business b Gus e,
and yet in his quiet way, while work.
Ing steadily along the line of his pre-
scribed duties, he has found out some
thing which viii make all future gen.
erations his debtors.
II what Is expected Of his discoveries
materializes typhoid fever viii soon be
. thing Of the past, and it is intimated
that cholera may also yield to the In
sidious attack which he Is making.
By preparation of copper Mr.. Moore
can now cleanse any body Of water OF
the dreaded bacteria at an expense
which brings the method within the
reach Of everybody. Water supply
plants which have cost millions to
build and which were about to be
abandoned on account of their unsani-
tary condition yield to his treatment
ct cost Of few hundred dollars:
while every householder with . wen
on his premises can insure It's health
fulness With but tribe expense.
That IL one of the many ways In
which the agricultural department IL
proving its usefulness to the gov
eminent There Is body Of scientists
under Secretary Wilson who are con-
Quoting researches without any blare
of trumpets. the Importance Of which
cannot be overestimated.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

lie lie at the enc
of his pres e n !;
term, which ex-
pires on the Sd Of
next March.
H / S retirement
will bring to an
end one of the
most picturesque
political careers OF
this generation. In
deed. one has to
60 back to q for
mer generation be-
fore he runs across
-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

department = mod
est young fellow
sits every day who
has discovered q
means Of exter-
minating the ty-
phoid fever bac-
terra In drinking
water. George r.
Moore il the head
Of one Of the dfvi-
sions Of the de-
partment who il
drawing now q
salary about equal
to that Of q good
hooHkoouor On .
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

has been looking
into the question
Of q revision of the
civil service laws,
and has brought
before his commit
tee the heads Of
the various DEPART
ments in Washing
ton, so as to find
out just how the
civil service law 10
being worked at
present.
One of the most
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

Duddlng months OF
spring. As an
Easter outing =
trip to the capital
II taking the place
OF visits to At
lantic City and
the Hot Springs.
The building Of
modern sky-scrap-
In g hotels b a.
given to the city =
metropolitana aspect
which would make
It almost unrecog-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

cupied the speak
er's chair within
the memory OF
man. There Il no
solemnity Of the
house which viii
; tan q proof
against his all per-
vading c D "a d, D i
sense. He has !
great knack for
reaching the end
Tor which he starts
ont by short cuts
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26
The letters of Miss Merkley, whose s
ture is printed above, and Miss Clal
prove beyond question that thousand
cases of inflammation of the ovariesl
womb are. annually cured by the US
Lydia E. Pmkham's Vegetable Comp

sDrAR Mrs PrNKHAM:- Gradual loss of strength and Nh
told something radically wrong with had severn
pains Thought the pelvic organs and extreme it
PEELED me to seek medical The doctor said that
trouble and liberation and advised operation
this decided try Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
found that my judgment correct and that all
things said about this medicine true and day by
increased appetite The liberation soon healed and
complications disappeared and in eleven weeks
and vigorous and perfectly well
"My heartest thanks sent to for the great good
done Sincerely yours MISS MReAREr MrRK1Er, 27s
Milwaukee, Wis.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26
Washington LETTER
GOSSIP OF MEN AND EVENTS AT
THE CAPITOL.
STEWART SOON TO RETIRE
Has Had q Picturesque Political Ca
reer-A Civil Service Problem
Modern Washington q Nee
ca for Tourists.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stewart. Of
Nevada. Is going to retire from pub
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26
True 8, H,s 1riendsL

school assistant capable Of teaching The
elassics a far - Homer and VirEl"
makes one Of the best stories in the Dean
ct Brietol1 recent book, odds and Ends.''
Sir," the answer ran, with reference
70 the advertisement in the Times 10
specting school assistant. ! beg to STATE
ton, but a most q my frieads reside n
London, and not knowing how far Home1
and Virgil i from town, beg to state
that I should not like to engage to teach
the classics farther than Hammerumith or
Furnham Green, or at the very utmost
distancs. farther than Brentford."
What's the row over ON the next
Wooden weddins?' sYes; = couple a
Potn getting married. "-Princston Tiger.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26
Agricultural Scientists.

Down in little back room of one
u the out-buildings OF the agricultural
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

IL best maxime may Be on ths lin a
- wogst mnn.-Ram's Horn.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

Huites1 Operations cost il the women who sur
the doctors do not help them, will try Lydia Pnkha
table Compound they win not be disappointed with tho
MISS CARA n. CIAUs6sH, 1a1 Penn 81, Kansas City, Mo-
Ss0 - 81 n.y. 49, g. s:::.
VOUVV - lvaaA =. x31kkaA AsdL @. T.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

zen ean 10 yogr dyeing IN hall = 49,
~ F1tna1 Eadelsn Dyea
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

The cynic = man who sees his own
heart and Gala il the world. Chicaao
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26
Hiss Claussen Saved from Surgical Opesu

sDKAR Mrs PNKHAN:-It seems III
all the endorsements that have readofu
of Lydia E. Pinkham's. Compound do ~!
one-half Of the virtue the great medic
possesses. know that it saved my T.
want to give the credit where it bel0nQ
fered with ovarian trouble for five yeara T.
operations and spent hundreds of dollaN|
tors and medicines but this did not =
after all.
However, what doctors and medic1
to do, Lydia e. Pinkham'S VeGetn1
pound did Twenty bottles restored +
feet health and feel sure that had knG
value before, and Let the doctors alom
have bean SHARED all tho main and OK
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26
The Government Clerks.

Chairman Gillett, of the house conn
mittee on reform in the civil service,
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-05-26

The Mecca Of Tourists.
Washington Is becoming more aha
more q resort for pilgrims during tho
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
CITY COURT FOR DECEMBER.

The regular monthly report of the
police department for December will
show fines assessed to the amount OF
$1,73S90. OF this amount $1,13S9o
has been collected in cash and turned
into the city coffres. The commit
ments amount to $3.50, and these fines
are being worked out. Most of the
commitments are for vagarancy. Fines
TO the amount OF $120 have been ap-
pealed to other ccrlrts. Judge Toney
says the month of December is always
the heaviest month on account Of the
holiday drunks, the majority of the
fines being assessed for drunk and dis
orderly conduct. A large number of
hoboes have also accepted employment
far the time being with the city chain
gang These have Deen put to work
cleaning the streets and other kindred
Occupatic>~.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
v. o. ALEXANDER FOR TREASURER

The Graphic today presents the an
nouncement Of Mr.V.O. Alexander who
asks the people for tie o.-Ice of county
treasurer. Mr. Alexander's record as
business man and expert bookkeeper
since he came to Pine Cluff twenty two
years ago is one that his friends refer
to with much pride. He began his busl.
ness career as bookkeeper for Gillespie
and Bro. company's wholesale gro
Gerry house and he is now a member of
the firm. He has a we'll earned repu-
tation as an expert accountant and a
business man of integrity. He has
voted the straight Democratic ticket
always. Mr.. Alexander has filled the
office CT city treasurer acceptably. but
has never held a county Office beyond
that of commissioner ct accounts. He
asks the consideration of the Demo
cratic party at the primaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
The SOIfliecss Idle TiInN

Military life is necessarily made up
largely of loaing. You cannot keep Il
man continuously at drilling. murchin.
or any other branch of military train
ing for eight hours day and five or
six days week. You have to invent Il
great many other jobs for him, even to
make prctense Of keeping him occn-
pied. But these jobs are nearly all
'.loafng" jobs. and when it is all done
the soldier has great many more idle
hours on his hands per diem than any
other man in the same rank Of life.
do not know whether it is possible 10
arrive at any remedy for this, but, if
it is. the direction in which | should
look for the remedy would be to make
every soldier work at some other trade
for Il certain number of hours each
day. The number of hours might be
shorter in the summer. when there is
more opportunity for training and mill
tary exercise, and longer in the winter
If this We're practicable. no doubt 1t
would make an enormous difference to
the value Of the soldier as citizen
when he leaves the ranks.-London
Truth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
SPLENDID CONTRACT
MADE BY THE COUNTY FOR THE
WORKING OF ITS CON
VCTS.
Col. John M. Oracle Takes Convicss
at Saving of $500 Month Over
Former Contracts.
THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT

County Judge Phillips has just clos
ed with Col. John Vi. Oracle, one of
ever had for the use of the county con-
victs. 1t will be the means of saw
ing the county and county officers at
least $500 per month which has hither-
to been expended for the keeping of
the prisoners.
Col Oracle proposes to pay all court
costs of conyicting prisoners. trans
portation and keeping the prisoners,
and in addition give the county one
cent per day each for the use of all
male conyicts. The contract especlai-
children under fifteen years of age
shall be thus used. The prisoners will
be taken direct from the county jail
to Col. Gracie's farm near Rob Roy
and worked on the farm.
The county officers think this is by
far the best disposition ever made
Of the convicts. Heretofore the coun-
ty has had to keep the convicts at the
county farm at it's own expense and
the costs Of conviction have been an
expense.
There are now about twenty convicts
that can be used. The contract is
made effective for two years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
JUDGE MATTHEWS DEAD.

Rev. John F. Carr will go to Month
cello tomorrow to preach the funeral
of the late Judge S. J. Matthews, who
died few days ago at his home in
California. Judge Matthews was at
ticello. where he practiced his profess
sion as a lawyer, served his people as
county judge and conducted a nursery.
He went west several years ago on
account of his health, and he earned
an enviable reputation as a lawyer in
his western home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
TO WRITE UP PINE BLUFF.

A meeting of the Commercial lea
que has been called for Tuesday night
to consider proposition to write up
Pine Bluff which will be submitted by
Messrs. ]. H. Diggs and w. D. Chill
dress, representatives OF the Memphis
Commer cial Appeal Messrs. Diggs
and Childress are making a tour Of all
the principal cities in Mississippi. Ten
nessee and Arkansas and make an
extended Wr.se up of the commercial
and business advantages cf each city
which they visit. They do not make
biographies, their sole object being
to advertise the city to the outside
world through the medium OF tne1r
paper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
Catbirds ana Black Snake.

A writer in the Scientific American
says: x witnessed pair Of catbirds
making bold defense against black
snake bent on devouring the contents
of their nests. At first the snake was
inclined to disregard the distressed
birds as they fought to drive it away,
but the blows Of their wings and bills
became so annoying that the thief had
to seek refuge in flight. On reaching
the roots Of the tree, from which the
river had washed the dirt, the snake
started to climb, only, to be driven be-
meath them and then out to an old /
stump, under which the bafied and |
beaten reptile took refuge"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
SOLAR MOTION.
The Little YEn Know boat w hel
the sun L. Going.

The Little He Know About Whef
the sym L. Going.
Can we l4n,I out anything about ths
s35pti5znS Of OFT solar system? The 6id
qStronu:..pr before the invention ot
speearp~ccpie methods could attack
the problem only by u consideration OF
certain stellar motions. Ii has been
found that these motions are not alto
@etler cas};al in character, as we
sh05lld expect but there is Il tendency
TO Il grouping Of the motions-an ar
rangen"nt other than fortlitouS. II
appears that the Individual stars form
Ing the SO called consultations on the
sky are slowly closing up near a cer-
tain point of the heavens and as slow
y opening out near Il point diametHic-
ally opposiIn This Is just what wc
saaH.a expect il the solar system is APP
i1roacnins the point where the stars
are opening out The phenomenon has
been compared to what we see when a
regiment Of soldiers marches toward
Us. At first there is visible a confused
mass of men only. but as distance di-
minish"s the ranks open out until each
individual becomes at last plainly visi-
Die.
In this way it has been possible to de
terEiine approximately the position OH
the sky of the apex" of solar motion.
Or that point toward which our solar
system is at present travelling. 1t is in
the constellation Hercules We are
obliged TO assume that our path is for
the moment straight line. But we
mean thai "uonnnt" which began
when James Bradley commenced the
first S;ar catalogue of modern precision.
about 1870. and which will end long
after present generations Of men haNr
passed away. So mighty is the orbit
in question that many centuries must
come and go as moments before we can
hope TO detect the orbits curvature
W" are like travellers in the famous
cork screw" tunnel of the st. Gothard
railway. Trains enter on low level
and after gong around huge curve
cut ia the mountain emerge from the
tunnel again. on Il higher level and at a
point almost directly above the en-
trance. Passengers while in the dark
tunnel often amuse themselves by
watchin. the needle OF pocket COM
pass. which makes complete revolu-
ton during the passage. But without
the compass they could no, know wheth-
er the train was moving o,4 Il straight
or curved track. and so we passengers
Of the solar system. too, cannot know
by observation whether our great cos
mic track is straight Or curved until
like the compass. the astronomers in
str'lments shall tell us the truth. .--Har-
old Jaroby. Ph. d., in llarper's Weekly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
The Useful mana.

Immense fortunes have been made
do not accrue alone from the sale of the
fruit, for the leaves are used for pack
ing. the wax found on the underside
OF the leaves is a valuable article Of
commerce, Manila hemp is made from
the stems. and of this hemp are made
mats. plated work and lace handker-
chiefs of the finest texture. Moreover.
the banana is ground into banana flour.
Ghe island of Jamaica and the West
Indies generally yield great crops Of
this useful fruit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04

value Of property required to be listed
as banker, broker or stock jobber is
$3.50, 400; value of materials and man
ufactured articles. $147,i35; value of
moneys and credits and, balances of
bank accounts, S45l ,635: value 3f mon
eys invested in bonds s11.145. The
total valuation of all other property is
S1.67O.225
The total valuation of real estate in
Jefferson county outside of city is
S3125,740 on 556,S19 acres. The total
tax to be collected on county real es-
tate is 60,222.50. TO this IS added the
total valuation of real estate in the
city of Pine Bluffs 1850. The
total tax to be collected on city real
estate is s75,455.36.
The total tax to be collected for
personal property in the county, in
Guiding that in the city is SS7.SS1. .46.
OF that amount Pine Bluffians will pay
S47, 7,004S0. 1 he total tax on personal
property outside of Pine Bluff is $40
S76.66
The total value Of all real and per
sonal property as shown by the tax
books, is $10,51611o. In 1902 the tax
books showed the value of all real
and personal property TO be $S.96S,S ,S77.
Ire increase in the past wear is 81 547-
233 This increase is something re-
markable and it is q most convincing
argument of the natural and continued
growth Of this county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
CROSS SURRENDER5
ASSAILANTS OF OFFICER WEST
ARE Att NOW UNDER AR.
REST.
louna Campbell Say Boys Thought
They We're Attaching Officer
aaiey
All WAIVED EXAMINING TRIAL
-----------------

Calvin Cross. puck Darby aafl Joe
Thompson We're bound over to await
the action OF The grand jury this morn
ing 4n the charge of assault With in
tent to kill and highway robbery by
Justice j. p. Knox Bond in each case
was fixed at 81 800 which the boys had
not succeeded in raising at the noon
hour
Calvin Cross, the only one of the
assailants of officer West who had not
been caught gave himself up this morn
ing and at 10 o'clock the cases were
called Messrs. Sorrells and NixcD
and Greed Caldwell appeared for the
defense and waived preliminary exam
nation. Officer West was ready to ap-
pear agains them He filed an addi-
tionai charge Of grand larceny for the
stealing Of his watch which he lost
during the trouble. Squire Knox
the action Of tre grand jury.
The boys did not have the chance to
tell why they assaulted the policeman,
but one version of the affair was given
the police by young Campbell who saw
the fight. Young Campbell says they
thought they were attacking Officer
Stanley with whom they had trouble
last spring. He says they were going
to whip Stanley for his part in that
arrest and had been waiting for him
some time.
Mr.. West says the attack on him
was unprc voked. He met the four
boys coming along West Barraque
street but paid no attention to them
as he did not know tnem. After they
had passed one jumped on his back
while me others attacked him from the
side and he was caught unprepared.
Mr.. West was badly bruised about the
face, but is able to Oe out
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
A SPLENDID SHOWING.

st. Joseph'S church was we'll attend
ed yesterday. Rt Rev. Monsg. Lucey
the pastor, gave out his thirty-first an
nual report. Monsignor Lucey left
last November for a tour arcund the
world and returned last July to face
debt incurred since his departure of 81
500. The report just issued shows that
all debts are paid and $2S7 in the treas
ury. The baptisms of the year were
q, marriages s and interments 13. The
number of families in the congregation
is placed at 100. This condition of af-
fairs is very satisfactory to the parish.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-04
c. w. HARRIS FOR TREASURER

c. w. Harris, who has held the office
of county assessor for the past four
years, will ask the consideration of the
Democratic party for the Office of
county. treasurer at the next primaries
Mr.. Harris has lived in Jefferson ccMn-
ty for the past twenty-five years and
was assistant treasurer under both
Messrs. Kendall and Saunders. He is
we'll known in both city and county.
and is popular with all who know him.
He is loyal Democrat, and never fails
to earnestly support it's nominees, and
to That party he submits his claims
for the office OF treasurer.l