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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
II You Are Sick, Doctor!

When the medicinal properties of Saw
Palmetto Berries were discovered the ques-
ton of the permanent cure of Stomach,
Liver. Kidneys and Bladder troubles was
settled. Vernal Palmettona Palmetto
Berry Wine) is recommended by thou
sands of former sufferers. 1t relieves the
Inflammation and cures the disease. Don't
suffer from Dyspepsia, constipation, back
ache, headache, Vernal Palmettona will
cure You. Write for free trial bottle to
Vernal Remedy Co., lie Roy, N. Y. Sold
by druggists.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
MiIlion. OF yeeetable..

When the Editor read 10000 plants for
Ice, he could hardly believe it, but upon
second reading finds that the John A
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, than.
whom there are no more reliable anG ex-
tcnsive seed growers in the world. makes
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

this offer which is made to get you to
test Salzer's Warranted Vegetable Seeds.
They will send you their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed
to grow
LOCO fine, solid Cabbages,
1000 rich, juicy Turnips,
1000 blanching, nutty Celery,
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes,
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers,
ALL FOR BUT leo POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, ana
If you viii send them 2Oc in postage. they
will add to the above a package of IA
nous Berliner Caulifower. K. IL
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
was : Last Resort.

London, March ia Times st. Pc
tersburg dispatch says: Gen. Line
vitch's appointment to succeed Gen.
Kuropatkin was decided ,on at the last
moment, because all the generals EN-
perez Nicholas consulted. including
Grand Duke Nicholas, Sm lkhomlinoff,
Grodekoff and Roop deceit ned to as
sumo the heavy burden
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
Lookinw Tor 70 wei. 90.

Albany. N. Y, March. 1S.-The sen.
ate resolution providing. for legisla-
tive investigation OF the. lighting situ-
alton in New York city, passed the as
se'nblv. The proposed inquiry grove
out of the agitation for 10 wer gas rates
In the metropolis.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
70 Command 1t vl.a lvo.tok.

st. Petersburg, Marck 18.-Gen.
Kazibee has been appointed comman-
der-in-ehlef Of the forces . Vladivos-
tok. NJ Bobrinsky succe eds Count
Reconsideration as pr esident OF
the organizing committee sof the Red
Cross society.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

One cannot understand why women are
so desperately anxious 10 enter professions
and trades which obviously are suited only
to men. while they allow men to super
sede them in others that seem by right
to belong to women alone.-BysSande-.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
Shakespeare Revised.

Shylock was about to take the pound Of
flesh.
Too bad you aren't pugilist who lacks
just one pound in getting down to the
weight limit, he said, airily.
Even at this Antonio did not vince, but
asked the spectators if they preferred the
light or the dark meat, Portia stepped up
and sprang her famous surprise.-Detroit
Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
Grab Her!

Askington- Quite clever girl. isn'e she.
: Sapsmith-Gever. Why, she has brains
enough for two,
Marry her, old fellow. Marry he, az
quick as you canl'-Smart Set.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
w Erie Z oeomoti YES.

re Erie Railroad has ordered 1877
verv heavy IF. light loo 2motites and 5000
freight cars. n e conf 7any is also hav-
Ing built three o. the n. wv a1d fast type
of passen ger engA mes k novn as bal
aiced com pounds" The. se locomotives
VII pun I'm ore passenger u at high
err r1te OF speed than any aother kind.
ne company iss also. hnving'i puilt three
.5eST Pacific tyB6 or 'passeaeea engines
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

The telephone is % years old. Hello.
Central--is that party we called % years
ago busy yet?-Albany Argus.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
E. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb Is, 1900.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem.
edy. Cures Cough, Cold, Group, Con-
sumption and all throat troubles. At
druggist, Sc. SOC. and $l.00 per bottle.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

The fact that riches cannot buy happi-
ness doesn't influence . man to remain
poor.-N. Y. Times.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

You can sometimes extract a good deal
OF comfort and some profit out OF know
ing when to quit hoping for the best
Puck
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
Shake Into Your shoee

Allen 8 Foot-Ease. 1t cures painful, swollen.
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy: Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Don't accept any substitute. SAMPLE FREE
Address A. s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Your druggist win refund money il PAzo
OINTMENT fails 90 cure in to II days. SOC
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

An English scientist says that insects
are fond of whisky. He seems to agree
with that other English scientist who says
that man is only an insect.-Atlanta Jour-
nal
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

The greatest miracle is the casting out
of the devil of self.-Chicago Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

Life gives many a man . handful OF
trumps who hasn't sense enough to play
them.-N. o. Picayune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

It's purity hard sometimes" said Uncle
Eben, ito sympathize wifi one mans wrongs
wifout havin. another man claim you's
tryin' to interfere with his rights
Washington Star.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

:. OF course, the water wagon may seem
little dry, but just think of the dust You
VIII umulate!-lndianapolis News.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

In great business there is nothing so
fatal as cunning management.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
His swear-on

Ibid Browns wife make him give up
sma king?"
"a an underhar ID way: She gave him
,some = CARS Christn has. Houston Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

Miss Day married Mr. Weeks. Although
this added. weeks to day, yet day was
Lost and weeks gained.-Life.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
TO Cure . Cold IN one Dav

Take LAXATIVE Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II it Fails To rnre
E w. Groves signature Is on each boz 90
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23
A QUICK RECOVERY.

! Prominent Officer Of the Rebcccas
Writes to Thank Doan's Kidney Pills
For It.
Mrs. C. E. Bumgardner, = local officer
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-23

Criterion.
Shoupers-Nill thfEWash-
clerk-IJke Wall stp1ak stocks-N. y.
Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
INK THAT LIVES.

h Indelible Writing Fluid Used
by the Old Irish Monks.
1t is impossible to read the most an
efent histories Of the Irish saints with
out noticing how large a part books
play in their lives.
In the library some cut the sheets Of
parchment or wen sewed together in
the neatest way the odd shreds, for
the monk must not waste the gifts Of
God, especially when they are rare and
dear. They polished it on one side un-
til it was smooth and laid it neal the
scribe. Others prepared the peculiar
thick inks Of the Irish writer's, very
much like varnish, in different colors.
The red was the most beautiful, and
after 1000 years it yet shines as the
day it was first used. 1t was got from
a kind of cookies collected on the sea-
shore. Then there were black and
green and golden inks, used in various
t~hicknesses by the illuminators and the
artists in miniature.
All these inks will resist chemicals
that corrode iron. The ink was placed
In thin comic glasses attached either to
the side of the desk or to the chair,
sometimes to the girdle of the writer,
often fixed to the end Of a pointed
stick placed upright in the ground. 1t
Is owing to this peculiar skill in max
Ing ink that SO many of the old Irish
manuscripts have come down to u.s.
London Answers.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
THE MILKY WAY.

Ohe of the Great Problems Of the
Science Of Astronomy.
Some of the streams of fainter stars
in the Milky Way are very striking and
must convince the most skeptical Of
their reality, says a scientist.
It Is possible to draw al r of a
circle through any three stars and a
comic section through any five, but
where we find ten Or twenty stars fall
ing INTO line not once, but In many
cases, and that there is a curious SINH
larity between the strange curves and
branching streams which these pha-
langes of stars mark out on the heav-
ems, there is nc room left for doubt
that the mind is not being led away by
a tendency of the imagination similar
to that which finds faces in the fire or
sees altman carrying sticks on the face
of the moon. >
If it Is proved that a group of stars
is arranged in line or marshaled in any
order 1t would follow that the individ-
uals Of the group must be actually as
well as apparently close to one anoth-
er and that they form some kind of
system, having all of them had a com
mon origin or been subject to some
common influence. What these streams
and curve Of stars mean and what
forces have marshaled them in lines
form one Of the grandest problems OF
the future, one that I trust I may live
to see unraveled.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
TAFFY
Why 1t Becomes White Through
~ Pulling and Working.

why 1t Becomes White Through
Pulling and Working.
You have often wondered and have
ever gone so far perhaps as to ask
your scientifically inclined friend why
candy or taffy made from brown sugar
or ever molasses becomes white by
pulling and working. The question is
not a hard one to find an answer for,
provided you look in the right place,
but it is ten chances to one that you
have never seen a solution of the enig-
ma In print.
First, the exposure to the air and the
friction, evaporate the strip, which
contains most of the coloring matter,
and facilitate the oxidation of the
carbon in the sugar, which is always
white. Sugar contains eleven atoms
of oxygen to twelve of carbon and
eleven Of hydrogen. The strip drained
from this same sugar in the refining
process not only contains more or less
Of cOlOring matter, but has a smaller
proportion of oxygen to the amount of
carbon.
Still another reason why taffy ID
whitened by the pulling process is be-
cause it is in effect similar to crush
ing. Pure, clear rock candy, when
crushed, has its powers Of absorbing
light destroyed Or greatly impaired, the
p%ulverized portions rejecting all the
elementary colors in each ray, which,
Of course, results in the eye receiving
the impression Of white light. j.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
The Formation Of Clouds,

Clouds are simply a form Of water
made visible by the cooling Of the air
which previously held the water in the
form Of invisible vapor. Every cloud
may be regarded as the top of an in.
visible warm column or current thrust
ing its way into q colder body of air.
The comparative altitude of a cloud
may be judged when there is no time
or opportunity to make exact measure
ments from its form and outline, it's
shape or shadow, its apparent size and
movement, it's perspective effect and
the length Of time it remains directly
illuminated after sunset. BY the last
method some clouds have been esti-
mated to have been at least ten miles
above the surface of the earth. The
cloud velocities at high attitudes have
been carefully noted and show practi-
cally that at about five miles in height
the velocities are three times as fast
in summer and six times in winter as
the velocities of the currents on the
earth's surface.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
In Prison.

It is true there are peculiar speci-
mems of humanity in prisons-cranks,
freaks, degenerates and hardened and
vicious characteristic so are there all
these outside the prisons mixed in with
the other people of the world in the diff
ferent grades Of society. The deliber-
ate professional criminal, with pecul-
lar and pronounced characteristics and
forming a different type of nan and
woman, is too infrequent to constitute
a definite class unless he, with many
others not in prison, be considered as
q member of a diseased class in hui
mainly. Those who do not agree with
this impression and persist in believing
that there is a distinct, typical Grim
inal class must. If they study society
and also become familiar with the in
mates of u penal institutions, admit
that only a small portion Of the class
are confined therein.-C. e. Ordway In
Atlantic.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
ROMAN DICE THROWING.

Devices Used to Prevent Fraud In
the Days Of the Caesars.
The number of dice used was three,
being marked with a minimum Of one
and a maximum of six spots. The most
fortunate throw, called venereus by
Cicero and basilicus by Plautus, was
when the dice showed three seniones,
or eighteen spots. The gravity of the
losses depended naturally upon the
amount of money atstake and the fines
that were paid when the dice showed
one or more aces.
It IS difficult to explain what skill
had to do with such a game. Still Isl
lore describes how inyeterate gamblers
could succeed In throwing the six and
In avoiding the unit. In a grafito at
Pompeii an honest player congratulates
himself for having gained a good sum
of money without fraud. Plautus
dwells on these dishonest practices, to
avoid which several instruments were
Invented, such asa,.the horn and the
fritillus.
It seems, however, that these instru-
ments did, not always fulnll their pur-
pose. A third one was consequently
invented in the shape of a tower, with
Z spiral staircase inside and a funnel
on top. The dice, shaken first in the
horn or in the fritillus. were thrown in
to the funnel and rolled down the
spiral staircase until they landed on
the table. Such precautions rendered
cheating almost impossible.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
MISSING PERSONS.
Thousands Yearly Disappear an
Are Never Heard From. 80

Thousands Yearly Disappear and
Are Never Heard From. go &
More than 5000 persons annually dis
appear in the United States and are
never heard from again. At first blush
the assertion seems incredible, but po-
lice statistics furnish confirmation. The
actual figures, based OF a conservative
calculation, are even more alarming
than those given.
The tragedies of real life hidden
within these peculiar cases, if they
could but be brought to light, would
rival many Of the novels penned by
the worlds greatest writer's. No sub
ject that can be imagined has such
weird fascination as that of the thou
sands and thousands who have gone
down this grand canyon of oblivion.
1t would be possible to fill many
pages with the absorbing stories of
these curious cases, but nearly every
reader of the newspapers, whether he
lives In village, town or city, is prob
ably acquainted with some instance Of
the kind concerning either friend or
relative. Men and women who have
lost all they treasured most in life in
this manner go about vacantly, numb.
ly, v waiting for the return Of the
missing one-a dream that never comes
true.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
CHINESE NEATNEss.
The Man In Clean Even If His SUI
>.tj arOundings Are Dirty.

The Man In Clean Even If His Sur
."'} sroundings Are Dirty.
Next time YOU are in Chinatown no.
tice the finger nails of the inhabitants.
You will be surprised possibly to find
that they III generally as clean and
bright. as. though they had just come
from the manicure.
AS are his finger nails SO is the rest
Of the Chinaman's body. 1t is one of
the queer contradictions about this con-
Trajectory people that, although their
houses are usually surrounded by a
fringe of dirt and although they don't
take to modern sanitation a bit, they
are very clearly in their personal
habits.
The daily bath is an institution. A
bathtub is not necessary. Your China
man manages very we'll with a few
cupfuls of water and q wash rag.
He completes his toilet by polishing
his long nails, and every day or so he
visits the barber, who shaves not only
the scanty hair on his face, but also
his head and the inside Of his ears.
If he can afford 1t, the Chinaman puts
on a clean blouse every day or two. 1t
Is no accident that these people are a
nation of laundrymen. 1t comes to
them Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
GOT THE FIRST A
J.Ann., had 1t clutched, bat He HAD

Johnny Had 1t Clutched, but He Had
to Let Co.
President Roosevelt, on one of his
hunting tours in the Adirondacks,
spent q very long day in restless pur-
suit of big game. At his urgent re-
quest the guide conducted the party
to the nearest inn the wilderness at
forded. s4
Amusement was created in the presi-
dental party when the chief executive,
whose identity had been kept a Sc
cret, was given a seat at the family
board. 1t was increased when huge
portions of corned beef and cabbage
were passed from the head Of the
table. where sat the host. The first
plate to make its appearance was
heaped very high: 1t reached a small
boy and got no further. The president
sighed to express his envy and disap-
pointment.
Johnny" exclaimed the host sharp
y, 'that bent fer you; tibet be fer the
stranger"
Much to the amusement Of all, the
president seized the rim Of the plate on
one side, while Johnny held the other.
There was a moment Of doubt.
Then the president, softly and with
. twinkle in his eye. but with inexo-
rable decision, leaned over and spoke
into the red, resentful face Of the hun
sry boy: +.
Johnny" he said. 'let CO."
Johnny let go.-Success. s
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
Panama Hats.

Talking about expensive hats" said
a prominent New York hat dealer, "the
most costly hat that was rel made
was presented to General Grant while
In Mexico in 1882. 1t cost $500 in
gold. 1t is now in the National muse
um at Washington. Panama hats used
to be frequently sold as high as $500
each. I remember selling four hats at
that price In a single day In 1872, but
such hats are no longer to be obtained.
Such hats are still worn by the hidal-
gos in South America. They are not
made In Panama, but got the name be-
u that city was formerly the great
est market for them. The finest hats
come from Peru. They are made of
the fiber Of the pita OF pineapple plant,
which is as soft and pliable as silk, and
some Of them are SO fine that they car
be folded mp and carried In ones vest
pocket ,
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
snails Slow to Die.

snails are slow even when it comes
to dying, and one naturalist who had
mounted a shell upon a card was sur
prised to find four years later that the
warm water employed in soaking the
shell of the mount had revived the in
mate, which he had long since sup
posed to be dried and dead.
Several specimens. In another collec.
ton were revived in a similar manner
after they had lain In a drawer for
some. fifteen years. These had not been
glued to d card, but had been left lying
loose and, though frequently handled.
had shown no signs Of life. They were
thrown into tepid water with the idea
Of cleaning out the shells, but to the
surprise of the owner the snails were
found creeping about the basin when
he returned to complete the task.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
IA FAMOUS OLD BRIDGE.

NJ IL Cautiously Decorated With His
toric Pictures.
Few places in Switzerland are more
interesting than the historic old city Of
Lucerne. at the junction Of the river
Reuss and Lake Lucerne, memorable
Tor It's historic associations with the
heroic legends Of William Tell.
Across the river are two wonderful
wooden bridges. the Muehlenbruecke,
or mill bridge" with it's quaint pic
5~tures$of the Dance of DEATH" and the
'Kapellbruecke, OF chapel bridge" This
chapel bridge was constructed as long
ago as 1888 and for nearly 600 years
formed the. chief avenue Of traffic
across the broad but sluggish stream.
Anciently the bridge extended its zig
gag shape to nearly twice its present
length and reached as far as the Hof-
kirche, or cathedral, whence its name.
the Chapel bridge.
In the center Of this covered wooden
bridge stands the famous octagonal
Wasserthurm. or water tower, where
in olden times the municipal treasure
was stored. For ages It was also used
rs q prison and among the dungeons
~ q torture chamber. $
But the most unique feature Of all
consists Of the curious pictures In the
roof of the bridge. These old pictures
sixty-nine Of them-are painted on tri'
angular wooden panels which at into
the pitched roof Of the bridge. One
after another they tell the most salient
facts Of Swiss history or portray
events in the life Of the tutelar saints
of the town, st. Leodegar and st. Hau.
rice.-New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
Vegetable Ivory.

The vegetable ivory of commerce is
an albuminous substance formed from
a milky fluid in the fruit Of a species
Of palm indigenous to several parts of
Central and South America, but which
seems to flourish best in New Granada
and Peru. 1t corresponds to the meat
Of the cocoanut, which latter is the
fruit Of another species Of palm. When
vegetable ivory nuts are ripe they are
covered with a brown skin and are
bean shaped. the interior being perfect
ly white and very hard.
The Dickinson press., 1905-08-05
Trousers In En<land.

Strange though it may appear to the
present generation, it seems that trou-
sers when first introduced into Eng
land were regarded as anything but a
mark of responsibility. In the original
trust deed, drawn up in 1920, Of
Bethel chapel, Cambridge street, Shelf
field, there was a clause containing the
following prohibition: Under no cir
cumstances whatever shall any preach
er be allowed to occupy the pulpit who
wears trousers" It is scarcely neces-
sary to add that knee breaches and
CATERS were then the correct attire.