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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
OF EGYPT
FRUITFUL VALLEY OF THE NILE
THREATENED BY LOCUSTS.
What That Country Has Suffered from
the Insects in the Past-Locust
Ravages in Other
Countries.

The agriculturists of Egypt face disas-
ter through visitation of locusts, and
the ravages of the insects is fast running
or rather consuming the young cotton
and other crops. This experience Is
nothing new for the land of the pharaohs
and the pyramide. for sacred history
tells US OF the plague OF locusts which
descended upon the country in 1491 B. c..
and since that day there have been other
similar plaques. One in 128 B. c. is'said
to have resulted in the death OF S00,000
people in Egypt and Libya through fam
Inc and disease caused by the purifying
masses of the insects that died upon the
land. Palestine suffered from locust
plague in 406 A. D.. France in S13, the
country about London In 174S. and Ger
many, Poland, Russia, Algeria, Sardinia.
the United States and South American
countries have also suffered like catas-
trophies.
The locust is a mysterious sort Of in
sect, and there seems to be little reliable
knowledge Of his home. his movements
and his habits. DR.. Munro, an English
scientist who has made a careful study
of locust plaques and methods Of COM
batting them. is of the opinion that the
permanent homes Of the locusts is found
in those parts which border on the Med
iterraneon sea, limited parts Of India.
Central Asia. China, Central and North
Africa, sections OF the United States
near the Rocky mountains. some parts
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
A DETHRONED QUEEN
ISABELLA II. OF SPAIN LAST OF
PARIS ROYAL REFUGEES.
Her Life While on the Spanish Throne
Spent in an Atmosphere Of In
trigue and Political
Unrest.

With the death of Queen Isabella IL.
of Spain Paris loses the last OF its SOW
ereigns in exile. There was time when
the list of exiled kings and queens in
the French capital was fairly long. But
of late years their numbers dwindied
sadly. King Milan is dead. Don Carlos
has been expelled from French territory
as pretender to the crown. the late
king of Naples has joined the great ma
jority, and Don Francis d'Assisi, the
husband of Queen Isabella, predeceased
her by two years. In fact, unless NJ.
Jacques Lebaudy renounces the throne
of the Sahara, and comes to i've at Paris
as a sovereign en- retraite, the French
capital will have to do without royalty
among its residents. Queen Isabella was
extremely fond of Paris.
From her very cradle to her abdica-
ton the late queen lived in an atmos-
phere of intrigue and unrest. Her
father, Ferdinand VII. had been mar
ried thrice without an heir. and his
fourth union-with Maria Christina
only produced daughters, who. accord
ing to the Saliclaw which originally pre-
vailed in Spain, could not ascend the
throne. The crafty Maria Christina.
however. had induced her husband to
set aside this law few months before
her first child came into the world. and
accordingly when Marie Louise Isabella
was born on October 10, 1880. she was
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
ONE OF THE UTTERMOST.
Even Commercial Travellers Were
Not Beyond the Reach Of 1.
Saving Grace.

Dan DAILY, the actor, who died recently,
whenever he was idle IN New York had
meetings. He believed in the Salvation
Army. and he contributed literally to its
support. Sometimes, too, he had inter
esting things to tell about it, says the New
York Tribune.
One evening, rather late, DAILY and
commercial traveller entered the Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel together. Daly, with nod to-
ward his companion, said:
My friend and were at meeting OF
the army tonight. The captain, after his
address, passed through the audience.
questioning the people. Coming to my
friend, he said:
What is your business, sire
"T am commercial traveller, was the
answer.
land are you savedy
"'Oh, I'm all right
cat this reply the captain. turning. to
the congregation, shouted in a loud voice:
'Hallelujahl A commercial traveller
saved. God can save to the uttermost!
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Beware the Travelling Doctor.

st. John, Kan, May 3O.-A very Pc
culiar case is that of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Mcbride, of this place, as
reported by DIR. Jesse L. Lines, the at
tending physician.
'The little boy had severe case Of
malignant scarletina which left him semi
paralyzed in the right leg and right arm.
He also lost the hearing in the right ear.
81 treated him and he gained slowly and
had begun to try to use his limbs SONS
persuaded the child's parents that be
could cure their boy in a short time.
They used his medicines, but the boy grew
worse and began having spells very like
Epilepsy.
"Mr Mcbride came to me again and I
proposed giving him a course of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, which was commenced at
once. The improvement was instant and
in a weeks time the epileptic seizures
ceased altogether"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

-. devised was revealed by the recent
,.rade of the Ladies Four-ln-Hand
club.
m avoid too many sight-seers the pa
r.ses are always held by appointment at
atime and place known only to members.
The larger coaching show where men
act As drivers does not take this trouble
q avoid publicity.
The woman driver dresses IN severest
t.i,or-made, with derby or black straw
hat This In a way establishes correct
form for lady drivers anywhere. II SO
mich as the point of shoe protrudes
beyond the lady's long skirt on the
6sshboard, the wearer is fined i've dol
l.,x for varying even so much from the
correct attitude of unyielding stiffness.
i salute from friend who is met is ac-
knowledged ty an indescribable lifting
az the elbow which carries the whip up
verd IN salute.
. As country boy who used to handle
horses with more or less sordid intent
ana connection with the haycrop and the
nlow. there were some things about the
.parade that interested me- In the first
mace. SO little trouble is taken to secure
feams that match" in color. That the
four horses on any coach must match
fairly well in action is easy to see; but Of
lie ten quartettes of 20 horses only two
teans matched in color.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

When some one asked Mr.. J. q. Ben
nett why he built upon leasehold land
he said that 1t would last his time out:
he Is q bachelor. Still. he might well
hesitate before putting additional
stories upon his pretty building 1t 4
cost OF perhaps million dollars when
ne does not own the land.
The Brooklyn Eagle, which moved
into new building only few years
ago, is doubling its size by an addi-
ton which will make it one Of the
finest in the country. The Eagle is
not much known outside of New York,
but 1t is one OF the 1--WE or six best
journalistic properties In America.
When its new quarters are complete
doubt il any paper in the world will
have as uniformly good provisions
made for its humble workers. Even
the poor. meek reporters will each
have private telephone and type
writer. Each editor will have a room
to his own use and the editor in-chief.
Mr.. st. Clair McKelway. a suite of
rooms. The business offices are not
upon the ground floor. There is really
no reason except custom why they
should be. A fine suite is reserved ON
the fclrth floor for this purpose, and
the desks are as big and shiny as il
they belonged to mining syndicate.
The press room is a thing OF mar
vels. People on the sidewalk can watch
the presses at work, as they do at the
Herald Office. This is a never-failing
amusement. But there will be no I'M
tidiness or waste paper for them to
see. The sheet will issue from a hole
in the floor. the printed copies go down
through another. A pressman who
wants to visit the endorsement will
slide down a pole like a fireman and
disappear like magic. When he wants
to come up again he steps on q disc
In q round opening and is shot up to
the pressroom like q fairy in q thea,
ter pantomime.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
ON A SABBATH IN MEXICO.
The People Turn Out in Crowds te
Witness the Bloody Sights
of the Bullring.

Four men were caught by bulls the
other afternoon during the corri6a at tbs
Chapultepec bull-ring, one of them being
seriously hurt Yet the bulls, accord
ing to connoisseurs, were as tame as
sheep, reports the Mexican Herald
As the weather was fine, and it ha6
been announced that Silverio Chico and
Capita would fight Cazadero bulls, hun
Greds of people repaired to the plaza
from early in the afternoon, so that by
the time the corrida began the plaza was
crowded with spectators.
The first bull let into the arena was
the best of the afternoon. 1t was fierce.
1t promptly disemboweled several
horses, and chased the toreros around
the arena.
The second bull was "sinverguenza.'
He did not kill any horses. nor even at
tack the mounted men, so he had to be
sent back to the corral 1t was Their
that the first man was gored. When the
trumpet blew ordering the brute to be
sent back, oxen were let into the plaza
as usual. When coming back, bringing
with them the bull, the latter seemed
to take offense at being forced to &C
back in company with oxen. When II
reached the door of the toril it made
for the torilero as he was closing the
door, caught him by his sash. and threw
him down, then picked him up. one
horn entering behind the knee and
emerging in the middle of the thigh
The bull then dropped him. and picked
him up again. this time horn entering
the left shoulder Toreros came tc
make a quite" The bull was crowded
into the corral. and the wounded man
whose name is Jesus Gonzales, was
promptly taken to the surgeons room
His wounds are not liable to cause death
but still he is in a serious condition.
The third, fourth and fifth bulls wert
very tame. The fourth jumped the ring
and. seeing a mono sabio" in the Gale
Jon. made for him. inflicting wound ir
the head. The mono" jumped to the
other side of the ring before the rex'
attack, and thus saved his skin.
The next victim was Silverio Chico
who was overtaken by the fifth bull ant
thrown high into the air. Fortunately
he was not gored. and only received
slight injuries by hts fall.
The last man caught was Barciela.
banderillo, who was caught when he at
tempted to place pair of sticks. HI
was thrown down with all the might o
the bull. and had not the other torero:
been quick to call the bulls attention
the banderillero would have had dis
agreeable experience.
In spite of all this, the corrida was a
bad as it could be. according to anna
teurs. because the bulls were very tam
and stupid; with the exception OF tn
second bull. they did not avail them
selves of the opportunity to make NOR
trouble.
The toreros did their best Mirandita
Naranjito, Marinerito and Petaterit'
placed good pairs OF banderillas. AT
cadio Reyes. a picador. did very goo'
work. Silcerio Chico and Capita skill
fully handled the sword. although Sii
verio Chico was so scared after he wa
caught that he showed something mex
| to fear when killing his last bull.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

the addition will make it again about
the biggest, though probably not the
highest. The present World building
was erected in one year, and the profits
of the paper paid for the work as 1t
went along. The land was paid for In
one check of more than half million
dollars, and no debt was incurred at
any part of the process. 1t Is hardly
necessary to state that the fact can
be repeated, since Mr.. Pulitzer has
given a million dollars to found the
new college OF Journalism. and viii
give another when 1t is well estab-
Hshed.
Mr.. Hearst, meanwhile. hesitates
about beginning the new pile which he
planned to erect ct Fifty-ninth street
The land bought for the purpose is IN
exceedingly conspicuous plot at the
southwestern entrance Of Central park.
There is hardly q more conspicuous
site in the city. wonder il the ener-
getic young proprietor has sometimes
I haunting fear that the place is too
far north for the present Certainly
Mr.. Pulitzer's project betrays no un-
easiness lest there shall not always b
at least ! part Of Newspaper Row
downtown. The old, but fine. building
Of the Tribune and the new and fine
home Of the Press are there. as well
as all the afternoon papers except the
Telegram.
An annoying bluncer crept into Q re-
cent reference to the fortunes Of the
News. refer to the death" Of it,
former manager. when Of course Mr.
Wood was meant. Col. Brown is very
much more alive than the News has
been In the amateur hands of his sue
cessor.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
The Smallest Realm.

The sovereign who reigns over the
smallest monarchy in the world is the
king Of Cocos, q group of islands near
Sumatra. These islands were discov-
cred about 300 years ago by the cap
tain of the Keeling. but we're compare
lively little known till 1925. when Mr.
Ross, an Englishman, visited them. was
struck by their beauty. and took up his
abode there. 1t is his grandson. M
George Reiss, who now holds sway over
the CocOs.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

of South America, and certain parts Of
Australasia.
The temporary home or the locusts are
those parts to which they go in their
flights. They fly in immense clouds. the
density Of which are sometimes sum-
cient to obscure the sun. 1t is estimated
that billions of the pest migrate from
place to place. stripping the ground bare
of vegetation and leaving the trees bare
Of leaf and green twig. Unlike the bee.
there are no leaders among the locusts
to direct their night, but. moved by one
common instinct, they push relentlessly
forward in one definite direction.
But the devastation Of the winged To-
Gusts Il not feared as much as that Of the
advancing army Of the young. The
present scourge in Egypt is caused by
the latter. The winged locusts are the
adults. The females deposit their eggs
(about 80 in number) In hole which
she bores In the hard ground two to three
inches deep, and in about 40 days de-
pending upon the amount Of dry. warm
weather, the eggs hatch. The larva or
wineless insect Immediately begins to
move forward foraging for food. From
the breeding ground there will probably
issue millions upon millions of these In
sects. DR.. Munro's investigations
showed him that In one square yard Of
ground there were probably "a 1000 larval
locusts Matched. They are about one
eighth of an inch in length at birth. and
undergo various mouths or shedding OF
the outer skin (about three) before the
winged stage Is reached. This takes
period Of seven to eight weeks, and II
is during this period that the locusts ara
the most destructive.
They move forward en- mass, like an
advancing army, and nothing green j.
left behind them. No obstacle, neithe'
fire, food, or ditch. can turn them from
the general direction In which they start.
They spread out In line overtwo Or three
miles In extent, sometimes. and two or
three feet Deep This popularity Of the
locusts suggests the method of combat
ing the plague, which has been tried In
Egypt. It Is said, with success. In 1880
when Z similar scourge was felt, deep
trenches were dug, sometimes miles In
length. between which and the advancing
swarm huge heaps Of straw were laid
and fred, and the locusts which sue
ceeded In escaping the flames fell into
the trenches and were destroyed by ma
lives under the supervision of English
instructors. This plan is again to Be
put into operation
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
Doubtful Compliment.

Poultney Bigelow, who has accepted
the chair of foreign relations at Boston
university, had completed an address be-
fore the Twentieth Century club Of Chi.
cago. A young man congratulated MIR.
Bigelow rather awkwardly on this address,
and the learned traveller replied:
That is a doubtful compliment. It re-
minds me of a remark that friend Of the
groom's made at a New Hampshire we'd
ding.
This friend, an observant chap. watched
the groom closely during the ceremony.
and at the end bore down on the happy
man, shook him warmly by the hand, and
said:
".Bill, ye done good. / had an idee ye
would be skittish while We wuz bein' tied
up, but, begosh, ye looked a. bold - .
aheep. "-Washington Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
Could You Use Any Kind Of Sewing
Machine at Any Pricep

II there IL any price 30 low, any offer %
liberal that you would think of accepting
IN trial a new high grade, drop cabinet Or
Wilson, Standard, White or. New Home
Sewing Machine, cut out and return this
notice, and You win receive. by return mail,
postpaid, free of cost, the handsome.t
sewing machine catalogue ever published.
i viii name you prizes ON the Min1ssots.
ard and New Home sewing machines that
will surprise youa we win make you . new
and attractive proposition, . sewing ma
chine offer that will astonish You.
If you can make any use of any. sewing
machine at any price, if any kind Of an
write us at once (be sure to cut out and
return this special notice) and get our lat;
est book, our latest offers, our new and
most surprising proposition. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK 4 CO., Chicago.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
When Woman Drives.

He guests OF the
drive were attired
in all the colors of
the rainbow; no
stir derby hats for
them! I was i'm
pressed, as I al
rays am when / see
4 woman driver In
the park with her
four-in-hand, With
the evident care
taken to prevent ac-
cident- It is per-
haps owing to this
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
WOMEN ON THE BOX
w YORK SOCIETY QUEENS
u.NDLE RIBBONS WELL.
nnIv,Nc A FOUR IN : HAND
.r+ aWh;ps" Among tina Social
-..a.rs-New Buildings for the
newspapers Are Architectural
and Mechanical Marvels.

5W YORk.-That
New York can fur
nish upon occasion
ten young women
capable of tool
ing" a coach and
four through all the
intricacies of city
travel, past buzzing
benzine buggies
and quick-vanish-
ing bicycles and
through all sorts OF
noises that the
fendish ingenuity
rs airy lUollQrS
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

, ~ - 4 A. \ ~ IA
FER, also. has
bought the land
q d ] o | n in 8 the
World building for
an addition which
will cost a million
dollars or more
and will double
the size Of the
structure.
T he w orl d
building was when
new the tallest
ofnce structure in
New York, and
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

legal heiress to the crown. despite thu
popular discomfort 1T the kings uncon-
stitutional act. Near male heirs were at
hand in the kings brother and nephewg
and so the first Carlist troubles began
Three years after Isabella's birth. KIM
Ferdinand died, and the three-year-oN
Isabella was queen under the guardian
ship of her mother. Then came the Carl
list civil war, and endless political
troubles at home which caused the
queen regent to retreat to France, leav-
ing little Isabella to military guardian
ship.
OF course, the question OF the young
queens marriage came early on the
scene, and before she was Is the ma
lions were quarrelipg as to whom she
should espouse from the point of policy.
Thus arose the difficulties of the Span
ish marriages"-now well-known an
cient history-which nearly set England
and France ablaze. This ended In Louis
Philippe carrying the day and forcing
on the marriage Of the unlucky Isabella
to her weak, effeminate cousin, Don
Francis d'Assisi, while her younger sis
ter married the French kings son, Duo
de Montpensier It was an unhappy
marriage all through. A SON and three
daughters were born to the ill-assorted
pair, but the children proved no bond.
Political troubles increased, civil war
ragged, and when at last the army under
Prim turned against the queen there was
nothing left for Isabella but flight. Tbir-
ty-five years after her accession she was
. fugitive In France, where she soon
separated from her husband and settled
down with her young daughters in Paris,
whilst her son-the future Alphonso XII.
was educated In Austria and Eng
land.
Queen Isabella soon realized that her
fall was permanent. and in 1870 abdicated
in favor of her son. who obtained posses
sion of his crown some time later. Twice
the queen went back to Madrid. but her
presence was 80 unwelcome that she
made her home definitely in Paris.
where her house-the Palais de Castillo
was a great social center. So the sec
ond half of her life was spent quietly
enough in the society of friends and fam
ily-a wonderful contrast Of the early
years. OF late years she had grown very
stout, partly through natural Incidence,
which was visible both in mind and
body.
The homage that was denied her in
Spain during her life was granted at her
death, and she was laid to rest with heI
ancestors in the gloomy Escurial at Mad
rid. CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

are progressive people at home, and
have made good use Of their brief peri-
Cd sof governmental liberty. under ener-
eetic King Charles. They interest New
York because they claim. not without
reason, to be the nearest modern rep
reskntatives Of the ancient Roman en-
uire Ia blood and In language. In their
view Of the matter Latin Is anything
but : dead language. They sing it to
their babies and swear It ut their land
lords.
with newspapers printed In Gresk.
Latin. Irish, Armenian and = babel Of
other tongues. New York II pretty Cos
.mopolitan.
A case In court the other day Illus
strated this. william Capri. : Greek.
was driving delivery wagon belong
ing to Chinese nrm when 1t killed IN
Italian. Capri was arrested. for won
der, by . native American policeman.
the wounded man Vas attended BY :
German physician. ! Pole was the Wit
ness. the coroner Was = Hebrew. the
magistrate Who held the prisoner.
an Irixhman-and there was French
man upon the jury.
\ single class ID an East side night
school was attended during the winter
|by representatives of 81 uationalitieo
OWEN 1.AkGno1l.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
Woes Of Matrimony.

"Of course" said the husband Who
made q speciality Of manufacturing ex-
cuses, "the truth d bound to leak out
some time"
YES" rejoined the other half Of the
matrimonial combine, "and I am inclined
to believe that it leaked out of you long
aso."-Chicago Daily News.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23
The Romans Of Rev York.

He r o N q n Q OF
New York have
signalized ir
arrival to the Dig
nifty Of . colony"
by establishing .
newspaper. It Ii
called Ecoul Amer
icei. or american
Echo" and those
who read It are
known by US as
Roumanians and
BY Themselves -
"Ahromahnee."
The Roumanians
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

Yiso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
S sac Ocean C Grove. n. j., Feb. II. 1900.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

For q quiet and Unconditional people the
Japs do pretty well when they start out
TO give the Russians . blowing up.-St.
Paul Globe
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

OF course, there is room at the top, but
It would suit most of us better if the at
traction could be moved down to the
round hoor.-Puck.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

~. Here's proof.
Mrs. w. S. Marshall, B. F. D. No. I.
Dawson, Ca, says: my husbands
back and hips were 80 stih and sore
that he could mot get up from . chair
without help. I got him box Of Deans
Kidney Pills He felt relief In three
DAYS. One box cured him"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Marshall viii
be mailed on application to any part Of
the United States. Address Foster.
Nilburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. Sold BY
al dealers; price so cents per box.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-06-23

palace was burned by members Of the
Peddlers' guild indicates that his celes-
tial highness has been buying his hair
oil and tea gowns from scab dealers.-
Galveston News.
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on. point Of Similarity.

Heller complexion is just ltka
strawberries and cream. isn't It?
She-It Is something like strawber-
ries: It comes In box.-Philadelphia
Ledger.