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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

nnne BY which he II mqgt familiaSiy
known. He has carried 1t from boy.
hood. One day on his way to school
little Tim picked up q revenue beer
stamp. He thought 1t was . dollar bill.
1t had been raining and the stamp was
wet so when he reached the school he
pinned the stamp on the wall near the
stove. The teacher asked him what he
was doing and he replied that he was
trying to dry that dollar" The boys
caught on as boys will and from that
day to this he has been known as DRY
Dollar Tim" Since that memorable
day Tim Sullivan has learned q great
deal about the medium Of exchange.
He has over million and half Of
dry dollars now. He owns theaters,
race horses and race tracks and he Is
as well known in the sporting world az
In politics. Most of Dry Dollars" ed
ucation he picked up in the streets
His school days were few. He began
to make money by selling papers and
most Of the information he picked up
was gathered from the papers he sold
and from the racy talk of the streets.
To this day he says his reading is con-
fined to the newspapers. He buys .
lot Of them and reads them all. When
he is through with them he has little
time for anything else.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

aaia long. but remind eae Of the ~
church yard epitaph: Some come fog
breakfast and away" Then. Of course.
there are hundreds Of birds that actually
nest close to the brook. Here the water
hen builds her home. On the bank yow
may seek not in vain for the water-wag-
tails nest. and II there is steep place
It is possible that the sand-martin. which
seems to have great difficulty In finding
q proper site, has taken up his abode
there. Even the thrush. though he usu-
ally nests in hedges and amid the small
branches Of trees. does not disdain the
bIookside, but in places where the roots
of trees are laid bare by the floods OF
winter he finds place side by side with
the robin and the wren. birds that love
the neighhorhood Of the brook because.
when the land is parched and dry. here
they can still find insects and grubs.
And then the furred Inhabitants OF
the field love the brookside also. The
water vole often has his burrow opening
below the surface of the stream, so that
he can dive and run in and without ever
coming to the top. 1t rises upward.
and in a moment he Is in dry spot.
probably with any amount of ventila-
ton. because he loves to have several
holes out of which he can bolt. His
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11
BY THE BROOKS|DE
Fond Memories That Cling to the
Little Meadow Stream.
DEAR TO THE HEART OF ALL
Every Country Boy Ii Familiar with
Its Many MysterAes-Birds and
Animals That May BE
Studied There.

I. YHEN the mind of the country
!: !: : ! !:
NARA born city man wanders back
II XM to the scenes of his childhood
lYXS1I! 1t turns more often than else
wound their way through the
old farm. To these men,
worn with business cares from which
there seems no relaxation. we doubt II
there is any object Of the old, free LIE
Of the farm which carries so many asso-
Citations with it. In the most intimate
of all parting songs Burns makes the
two friends recall with fervor how we
twa hae padded In the burn, and pu
the gowans fine" We would not give
much for the school boy who had not
spent whole days by the brook, and, in
deed, one of the first objects OF his Gu
riosity IL to know where 1t comes from.
To trace it's course backwards through
the plowland and pasture OF lowland
county is one of the most delightful OF
childish adventures, and In the act OF
doing SO many a fact Of natural history
Il acquired that would not have other
wise been known. With the aid OF
brook, especially If 1t be one with edges
OF rushes or tall flags, 1t is possible to APP
proach the shyest Of wild creatures. You
have only to take OF your boots and
stockings, tuck up your trousers, and
walk up the middle of the channel. The
cover Is perfect. and the water destroys
the scent. In this way it is possible to
stalk the creatures that come to the
brook, and their names is legion. for the
water side holds attraction to creatures
OF every kind. The heron. so di1icult to
approach ID the open. comes to the little
sandy bays where shoals of minnows
congregate. and. standing on one foot,
watches a chance to impale his prey.
The worst Of it IL that he Is generally In
the direct line of approach. and his keen
eye soon apprises him Of the strange OBJ
ject moving upward between the reedy
margins of the rivulet. With one or
two flaps of his widelong wings he floats
over the corner Of the field to another
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

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g j - q fSs -
~ 1nelf - uesto 1ses isss.,s.,..
49, eeqNotk h11f~rla ntifehls~ -
We = suitable tor bodicea, vh,cS 3. -
g ~, hust neeesaarily spbmIt s ) -.
TN amount q rouRh nsa.. - -.
49, tor the making q thoee tvo M.
!. .ao1ses. which onr artist has sneciaIlv
oeslsned tor the benefit q the rirls ~,
material. partly because Il !. .h.c,,,t., ~.
snsnrinkAble. and partly aIso hec.n..
ouraoiiity = one of it, many virtr..
1ne new designs this season includs !.
we variety Of dainty patterns n pale
coiorlnes Is well a. In dark nssf,,,
shades. 20 that there need be no dincn,,r
taste. - s'e' Do0y
" the two blouses sketched the one IN
me ie!t might be in cream viyella spot-
~ vain crimson. or white utility has
- pc considered. dark navy blue snottad
Win white. The tucked woke eives .
sety becoming effect to this hlonse
while the neck is finished with : turr'
over collar in hemstitched linen. and .
pretty tie Of soft black satin ribbon Ar
ranged In two bows. one some little dis.
lance below the other. The seconA
oaouse, on the righthand aide OF the mic
lure. might be made In any Kind Of AZ
urea or even tartan viyella, Of which. by
me way, various shades have been
Drought out especially for winter wear.
inc pretty fchu effect OF this blouse i
Drought about by the introduction OF two
NAT tucks. or crossway bands. sewn ON
70 sne front OF the bodice. with ! herring
bone stittneia floss silk. These bands
narrow down almost to Z point at the
waist, where the blouse is allowed
to pouch slightly over . soft belt
OF black satin ribbon. AZ 4 finish
to this blouse there Is pretty collar Of
embroidered lawn, cut out in scallops,
over black satin ribbon tie.
In the matter Of walking skirts. the
miss viii do we'll to provide herself with
something useful either in black or navy
serge. made with box plaits. stitched
down firmly from the waist to the knee.
and then allowed to nov out. with Ger
tain amount Of fulness, but not made
longer. OF course, In any case, than ankle
length. Another pretty skirt IL gathered
very slightly into the waist Ill the way
round. and then finished near the hem
with three nat tucks Of the material.
each tuck headed BY Z narrow band
closely stitched. Al = finish ct the waist,
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

right it is hard to say where his am
bition will carry him. For he has plen-
~ OF ambition and he has plenty OF
capacity. He has an acute mind He
has ample assurance. He has industry.
He has wonderfully attractive per-
sonAlity.
II Beverage were not In politics no
could make . handsome living win his
pen. 1t Is possible. too. that he might
make q great success in business. HIS
closest friend IL George w. Perkins. o.
the Arm Of j. r. Morgan 4 Co.
Beyeridge ran into George w. Per-
kins In Indianapolis when both were
ambitious young fellows with their
way to make in the world They met
sor the first time on . trial trip that
-. made ON an Indianapolis trolley
line and they were attracted to each
other at once After that trip one OF
the big financial magnates Of Indian
.nolis asked Beveridge what No
thought of his new acquaintance.
81 believes" said Beverage. who was
Than : hoy lawyer, that Perkins win
be the most powerful financial ngnfs
In the United States"
Perkins was then life insurance.
man and there was no superficial indi-
cation of his future But before long
he was called to New York and he -
ran,dIy advancing to the position
which Beverage picked out for him.
The two are great chums now. They
spend all the time together they can
and each goes to the other for advice
Init neither ever asks the other for 9
favor. That is the compact between
them coo,,no.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11


his nostrils, what he does Is to change:
and even . vixen with cubs is In the hab-
1t Of removing 'from one home 10
another ut frequent intervals The fox
probably knows that his home 10 not
very attractive. and 70 he will go 70
s,eep whenever he finds himself COM
Portable outside. He Will climb pol
lard and curl himself up In me crown OF
IL He will drop down among tho
rushes by the water side. or fall asleep
in growing crops. as If he looked upon
!. rest in the fields ~ luxury and re-
earded his den only as place of refuge
These are the topics that suggest
themselves to ones mind wondering oy
the brooxside. yet every little stream has
its own peculiar associations. and the
thought and recollection Of the writer
can only suggest what 10 similar IN IL
mind Ut the rea6ss.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

:. VI COmmduoeIS On
the federal side who excelled him. Yet
Tor the greater portion of the time
after the close Of the civil war until
his death his fame rested under a
cloud among some of his own people.
because after swords were transformed
into agricultural implements he allied
himself with the opposition party
At the close OF the war LOngstreet
became republican and he remained
. republican until the end. Some of
his neighbors. forgetful Of the splendid
services he had rendered the confed-
eracy in the field, ostracized him. They
refused to recognize him at the re-
unions of confederate veterans and for
years he lived rs q stranger in q
strange land. Now that he is dead per-
haps his reward may come, but the
tragedy Of his life cannot be obliter-
ated.
Oflateyears he has been q resident Of
Washington occupying the sinecure po-
sltion Of railroad commissioner. which
was occupied before him by another
confederate soldier. Joseph F. john
ston.
There Is little In the physical APP
pearance of the gray-haired old man to
remind one Of the dashing corps COM
mander Of 40 years ago. The inevita-
BILE ear-trumpet and the sightless eye
were pathetic "reminiscences of q he
role past.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

fishing station. Yet he Il not 50 wary
but that the keen photographer may
have chance Of getting him before he
goes. Another bird that the writer OBJ
served closely from brook is the raven.
In . lonely valley through which trickled
. small tributary of an English river
pair used to make their nest In days thai
are long gone by. The land Is one of
fail Dykes" Is they are called. and the
raven, exactly IS described In the Old
ballad. used to come down and chatter
there. It was very easy to image when
two OF them were together that they
were holding deep discourse. their ges-
lures were 50 solemn and significant In
that neighborhood there still are ravens.
but they have changed their home. and
now delight the owner of q grouse moor,
who has shown them hospitality and for
bids his keepers to interfere with their
comfort
The kingfisher has increased In num-
bers during the last ten or 20 years. and
his fish-bone nest is no longer rarity.
The bird himself is not one Of the shyest.
and his exquisite plumage can never be
seen to as much advantage as when he
Il perched, ~ he loves to be, on the rail-
Of some cambridge across the brook.
There, glancing up and down, he Is on
the lookout for fish. and does not easily
take alarm at the stealthy figure creep
ins up the bed Of the stream.
The dipper. N : sense. Is even more In
terestiuR. a, though his colors have not
the charm Of the other. he files from
stone to stone, and wags his tail In the
manner Of his cousin. the wren. and his
movements are even As graceful a. they
are lively. During the summer It is very
interesting to lie concealed and watch
the little woodland iongsters pay their
visit to the water. The yellow-hammer.
the lfnnets, and the nnches alight at
eome pleasant shallow. They drink the
roo, waters with their bills. and then. a.
n NOT satisfied. step in and flutter their
wings and splash 1t all over themselves,
q evident enjoyment Of the bath. Nor
40 they seem to choose the place at ran
dom. because . moderate acquaintance
v,fh the stream reveals the fact that
the lsttle birds have their favorite spots
Il Il easy to fancy that some of them
have grown weary Of sitting on eggs
ana while their mate Is taking . turn
| rejoice in . drink and cool bath.
| The wood-psgeon ana the larger bird
have thest places also. They do net -
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

enemy, the weasel, though not particu-
larry fond of water. often makes his
home close to the brook, and 1t ID
curious TO observe that only occa-
sionally do these creatures come to
loggerheads. Just as foxes. badgers.
and rabbits all dwell in the same colony
in peace, SO do the weasel and the vole.
but the truce is always in danger OF
being broken. One day the badger
rises in a bad temper and Stays the
young foxes, or the young foxes playing
among the rabbits suddenly discover
that the latter are edible. 1t Is the
same with the weasel and the yole.
When out fishing have watched many
a battle royal between them. though
knowing all the time that for the
greater part of the year they lived In
amity. The weasel usually gets the
better of the vole In such encounters.
but / remember once seeing . battle
with q far different result. An old
grey rat encountered = weasel on the
trunk Of decaying willow lying half
over the water. They fought almost a.
long as Falstaff said he did at the battle
of Shrewsbury, but In the end the rat
got his fangs well set into the back at
the weasels neck and finished him.
Such result is very rare. for the weasel
and the stoat are capable Of holding
their own Il any time against creatures
much beyond them In weight
The fox is another animal given to
frequenting the brook. He IL extreme
" fond Of water birds. and prowls about
in search Of the moorhen. the coot. tho
mallard and other aquatic birds. When
tired he very often curls himself up
among the rushes and goes softly to
sleep. in this respect showing . great
difference In habit between himself and
the badger, as the latter scarcely ever
sleeps out. 1t is dificult to reason from
effect to cause In the case Of wild crea-
lures, but in this instance . very plaus-
ible explanation could be offered. Tho
nocturnal badger II In his habits clean
" to . degree. and his earth Is always
kept sweet. Probably he has been
taught this from his habit Of sitting
within doors AL day. II his earth were
fouled 1t would not be possible to live
| in It without disease. The fox. on the
other hand, takes no thought about
sanitary arrangements. and his den Is
simply filthy. When 1t gets too bad for
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11


Powers is a man of ability and he 70
also a thoroughly good fellow. He II
one of the few members who has man
aged to attract the attention Of the
house during his first term In congress.
When he landed in Washington to be-
gin his congressional career the first
thing that impressed him was the utter
insignifcance of the new member un-
der the hard and fast system OF prefer
ment which prevails. He lay around
for a few weeks. wondering why he
ever consented to come to Washington
at all. and calling himself all sorts OF
names. He talked around among some
of the other new members and found
that most Of them felt about a. he did
Then he had an inspiration
He organized the new members into
q club, which he called the Tantalus
club, because it is the fate OF the new
member to be constantly hoping to get
somewhere and never reaching the
goal. He got them all together for .
dinner. He was made president by &C.
clamation. and the first dinner was
such q success that they had another
and another. The beauty about the
dinners was that the members who
would never get chance to talk In
the house under the rules could be rec
ognized and show what there was in
them. The Tantalus club dinners be-
came a feature of Washington. Ev-
erybody wanted to go to them and mo-
body could get in. The old members
| for once had to take subordinate po-
sition. Powers became the best OF all
the new men and he speedily became .
! factor to be reckoned with II he were
to stay In congress he would cut biz
figure. but he is going to leave.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

down on an historic group Of southern
military heroes. There were Wade
Hampton and N. c. Butler. those fine
upes Of the rebel brigadier' about
whom Ben Butler used to storm; Tisham
Harris. OF Tennessee; Malone, OF Vir-
ginia: John B. Gordon and Colquitt. OF
0eoreia; Walthall. Of Mississippi.
whom Lamar used to say would have
succeeded Lee II Lee for any reason
had fallen by the wayside. and whom
Senator Hoar describes . the finest
type Of southern statesman; Zeb
vance. OF North Carolina. the idol OF
the old north state. In the senate now
there are only three or four. Cockrell.
~ MISSOURI. had IN enviable record.
81 had Morgan and Pettus Of Alabama.
Another interesting survival i Bate.
az Tennessee. Bate limps about on
shortened leg to show for his expert
ence IN fighting the battles Of the con-
federacy. Bate Is known among his
colleagues and has been known Tor
wears e the man who never smokes
lighted cigar. He Is never without .
ciRar IN his mouth, but 1t Is always
vhat Il known as dry smoke. There
= ! reason for this to which the Ten
nes.ee senator rarely refers. During
the civil war he was riding into action
once With his brother by his side. He
v.a smoking = cigar. A bullet sped
by. caught his cigar from between his
lips ana speeding past killed his COM
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11
||)R Girls
Garments fof 10
school Age.
d TIGHT lAcINc


ri young people indeed
the girls OF the present
-. since Fashion at all
rrts so far as they are con-
ned, seems to have ranged
rsen on the side Of every
dainty and pretty, and yet.
line, sensibly comfortable
Il the best sense Of the
ronds sensational stories In
- from time to time con-
Girls who are tortured BY
= ~ judging only from ones
- observation, the school girl
= s perfectly healthy young
IS absolutely innocent Of any
80 q tight lacing. She dis
slself in the gymnasium.
SSket ball. swims and rows.
m these exercises garments
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

rapidly dwindHng
group Of former
confederate omcers
who remain in
public life In
Warrington.
There are still q
good many confed-
crate veterans in
congress. but very
few Of them held
conspicuous rank.
There was . time
not so very long
xo when the wish
tor to the senate
wn1larlna loolxA(l
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

Maj. Gen. Long
street and Gen.
G ord o 1.-TWO of
the greatest SOL
diers in the his
tory Of the repub-
lie.
OF the generals
Of the confederacy
Longstreet ranked
easily among the
first three. and in
the opinion of mil
itary experts there
were not more
than that number
OF commanders on
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

Va (6(@ ASA eAes
Is one Of the
things that seems
to have been set
tied by the recent
republican low
feast at Indianap-
oils. It Is . good
thing for Bever-
idge and 1t II .
good thing for In
diana.
Beveridge IL one
of the most prom
Using men in public
life >to-day. II he
handles himself
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

OF his present
term. That will
be sad news for
younger men in
the house and for
many of the older
men. too, for that
matter. But Pow
ers thinks he can
make a good deal
more money by
going back to his
profession and he
says that the life
of q representative
Is dreary and un-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

trtct In New York.
Tim Sullivan. Sui
Ivan ID = Bowery
boy and Is proud
Of 1t. He has
fought his way up
from the bottom
AID at 40 years he
" one Of the most
influential demo-
Gratis In Greater
New York. Over
on the East side
NO b o d y W o u d
think OF speaking
OF him as Con-
-- - - -
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

Distinguished Character Found At
the National Capitol
CONFEDERATE LEADERS GONE
Sat Few nj Then Are Now To NJ
Feund In the Senate or HOUSE
Some Picturesque Charac-
terra In Congress.

Washington.-Two great soldiers
have passed away in the deaths of
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

Beveridge, Of Indiana.
Beyeridge, of Indiana, is coming back
to the senate at the expiration OF Ms
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

The departure Of Longstreet and
Gordon serves to call attention to the
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11
A Massachusetts Character.

Sam Powers. of Massachusetts. is go
ing to retire from congress at the end
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-06-24
ONION STORAGE.

The onion storage house shown here
is located on the south side of a hill
and faces south and east 1t is forty
feet long by twenty -four wide and has
a stone basement. The stone walls on
either side are seven and a half feet
high and two feet thick, the wall al
the west is twelve feet high, the one
at the east end eight feet There are
two stories above the basement The
floors are formed of boards three and
a half inches wide and one and quar-
ter inches thick, with a half inch
space between boards. The roof is
made Of matched lumber, we'll put to-
gether, covered with several thick
nesses of building paper and shingled.
The interior of the building is lathed
and plastered, and the onions will
stand zero weather without freezing.
On the ground floor there is an alley
into which a wagon may be backed
for convenience in loading. The build
ing is provided with a return steam
heater, SO that it may be warmed in
the coolest weather. There is also
forcing window on the south side. next
to the east end. The cost of storage
house, steam heater and 1000 crates
for onions was $1,000.
When well cured I store my onions
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-06-24
PLANTING TREES.

A number of fruit and other trees
are planted in the fall, up to the time
that the soil freezes up, and at leas;
for apple and pear trees it seems to be
a safe practice, says Farm and Fire,
side. While it may be question
whether we have not already a suf-
ficiency of commercial orchards of such
fruits, and whether contraction would
not be more advisable at present than
expansion in this field, yet as we are
continuing to build homes, we must
continue to plant home grounds with
all manner of fruit and ornamental
trees and shrubs. I cannot imagine a
complete home-a home that is all that
the name implies-without trees and
shrubs and vines and plants surround
ing it. The planting for home use and
adOrnment goes on, and often it is done
in an abominable manner.-Green's
Fruit Grower. r-7I~i