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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
CHlLDREN'S CRIMES.
Arson, Theft and Train Wreckins
Common, Forgery Rare.

Arson. Theft and Train Wreckin8
Common, Forgery Rare.
Children's crimes are recognized by
criminologists as a large and impor-
tant branch of criminology. The COM
monest of children's crimes are arson.
stealing and train wrecking, and the
rarest is forgery.
Arson, in the country especially, Is
frequently crime Of childhood. Coun-
try children set fire to haystacks. barns
and sheds in order to see the great
bright flames leap skyward. Children
commit arson, in a word, out of love
of fireworks.
Children often wreck trains. Some
times they do this from reading about
romantic train wreckers. More often
they do it out of curiosity. They pile
Instructions on the track to see what
win happen. They have no idea that
anything very serious will happen.
Children, of course, steal good deal
The best of men and women, looking
back on their childhood. can recall
many theft Stealing is natural.
Children now and then murder. Their
motive Is always jealousy. Thus In
Vienna a boy Of ten. jealous Of his
brother and sister. who seemed to be
more petted than himself. killed both
OF them and then took his own life
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
TAX COLLECTIONS GOOD
Much Better Than at this
Date Last Year.

Collections of taxes for this
year are much better than at the
same time last year. Up to yes
terday the poll tax payments for
this year amounted TO 1l31,
while for the same period last
year the collections amounted to
only 1872.
The collections of State and
Parish taxes for this year up to
yesterday amounted to so, OS2.7o
while for the same period last
wear the collections amounted to
only $50, 627.63, difference of
$39,455.07.
Judging from the present
payment of taxes it is estimated
that at least 1000 poll taxes will
be paid by December 81. which
is the last day for the payment OF
the tax if one is to preserve for
himself the voting privilege.
The tax collector authorizes
the statement that the poll tax
can be paid whether the other
taxes are paid now or not. AL
who are due poll taxes car
send the money either by regis
tered letter, money order or b,
hand and the tax collectors office
will take pleasure in issuing ane
mailing the receipt. Those wat
do not pay the poll tax on or be
fore December 81 can not vote II
the elections which will taxi
place in 1908.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
Men. Hat. and women. veil..

81 see here that a woman writer
wonders why a man always looks in
his hat before he puts 1t on" said the
reflective man as he looked up from
his paper. Here is what she says:
When a man puts on his hat he most
always looks inside it first. What he
expects to see remains mystery, but
he looks for 1t, all the same That's
easy. He looks In his hat to see IL the
knot holding the inside band together
will be at the back of his head when
he puts. 1t ON. Now, Ii she'll tell me
why woman always pulls down her
veil and purses up her mouth before
she steps out of doors well call 1t
sQuare."-New York Press.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
THE "BoNE AGE" IN KANSAS.
In EARLY Days the Plain Was sfre"h
with Buffalo Skeletons.


In EARLY Days the Plain Was sfrewn
with Buffalo Skeletons.
The pioneers of Kansas win never
forget the buffalo bone age. Wnen
central and southwestern Kansas were
settled the prairies were streWn Win
buffalo bones. Those were hard times
in Kansas, and the gathering OF these
bones enabled the early settlers to i've
while they were getting their claims
.sbroken out" for the producing or
crops. Nine-tenths Of the pioneers OF
that section of Kansas - and there
weren't many at that-had literally
nothing but team and few house
hold goods that they had hauled from
the east In q single wagon OF course
there were no buffalo, for this was In
the late seventies, but their bones
strewed the plains. and these bones
were the only thing that had COM
mercial value, and they were utilized.
They were hauled In great wagon
loads to the nearest railway. often
from sixty to hundred miles away,
and sold. The horns were the more
valuable. and they went first. but the
rest of the skeleton soon followed.
There were no fortunes made by these
early bone hunters, for large load OF
buffalo bones brought only from 50 to
s. at the railroad towns, but the pro-
ceeds from a load enabled the settler
to buy a little four. coffee and occa-
sionally meat and lumber. - Kansas
City Star.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
THE COUNTRY HOUSE.
A Room Apart That Should
known M the "Omce."

The most privately conducted nohie
must communicate with increasing ne
ouency with the world outside. LUG
coal man, the ice man, the automopiie
repair shop must be upbraided or ca
ioled. REPORTS must be reviewed, ac-
counts kept, bills examined anu INC
senders occasionally treated Win
check. From a room removed iroin
the rest of the house one must SPEAK
with the railway station. settle WIN
the expressman or deliberate with tne
chauffeur or coachman, for none Oh
these things should disturb the tran
uuillity of the home or the equanamity
of guests. IL the house Is to minister
to all the activities of a home IL Is
high time that space be devoted TO TINS
mechanism of living. For want OF
better term room devoted to such q
purpose may be called the .'office" OF
the house. Here the telephone stands
on a table that bears also the mis-
cellaneous utensils and printed matter
that are always wanted In a house
when they cannot be found. Here are
cookbooks, gardening books, diction-
aries. time tables. while few old
plates, cast or two, bits OF Dresden
water colors and a few cherished pho
tographs relieve an otherwise hum
drum collection of necessities. Here
arriving parcels are placed and the
daily mail opened Mysterious cup
vr-lf
locks that work.-Indoors and Out.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
a DISTANT BELFRY.
r.~,,.b Church with = Beli ~
Hall . Mile Away.

cnrrch with . Bell tow"
u.lf n Mile Away.
generally supposed that the VII
loco church of East Bergnoi', 80
- the only one in England "n,en p 20
- ..sas an entirely distinct building ~.
s .ss ,'a,frv The bells of this ehurcn ale
us - : ,bed many yards away from
the church and are worAeu 'i.
instead of from beneatn. hoxv-
The church Of Warmswortn, ~"
.rar . village situated about two ml,es
49,, noncaster. can boast OF perry
.,.h,o,, ia about half mile away ilon
~ .hrrch AS the crow flies tne Gus
tance between church and berry, "nien
"a known as Bell Tower, Is Z,ooo ,ss ,.
tba distance by road being about naA
a mile. ,ata-
The beifry is by no means naAs
shift building. The tower, In TACT =
said to date back to the tweiItn cen
+urr and the reason of its isoiauoh
sorms a rather curious story. Inc
church was originally built on It's pres
49, sita to accommodate the villagers
Of both Warmsworth and Baby, tne
latter village being half mile iro1
the former.
The tower was then placed In warns
worth in order tlat the pensioners
might hear the bell, which stops ring
ing a quarter Of an hour before tne
service In order to enable the bell ring
or tn get to the church In time--Lon-
aoo Grand
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
Side WhfakerH.

In her last novel. THE Dream and
the Business" Mrs. Craigie, regret to
note, used the expression side whisk-
ers." The redundant "side" is to be
found also in Meredith, Dickens, the
greater Richardson, Bronte, Game.
Corelli, Sims and Shorter. As matter
Of fact. unless otherwise stated, the
least intelligent reader would take It
for granted that the whiskers were
worn on the side of the face. as indeed
Is the usual practice. The terms Zip
whisker" (mustache) and "chin whisk.
err (beardette) are Americanisms.-
Pail Mall Gazette.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

A lodge of Knights OF Honor
will be instituted at this place
Friday, December %. A strong
lodge has been organized, many
of our leading men and women
having enrolled as charter MEM
bers.
Mr.. n. j. Duty of Monroe,
manufacturers agent, Is here
this week looking over the saw
mill plant of the Sulphur Tim
Der & Lumber Company, he hav-
inc heard it was for sale.
Special attention is called to
the big advertisement of the
Smith & Grisham Drug Company
on the fist page of this paper.
Their store is the Santa Claus
store of Winfield.
X <<
DIR. ID. Z. James has returned
from Memphis Medical College,
where he is taking lectures, to
spend the holidays with his fam.
lily at Royal in ward three.
= = =
Attorneys E. E. Kidd and j
III. Mathews were in New Orlean:
this week to argue case before
the Supreme Court. They re
turned yesterday.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

A CONTRAST.
French and English Women M They
Cross n Muddy Street.

French and English Women as They
Cross Muddy street.
See a Parisienne cross muddy
street. She advances tiptoe to the
edge of the pavement. poises ike
bird ready for a flight, deftly raises
her dress more than enough to show
her embroidered skirt. the dainty hose
and elegant bottines, and without more
delay she trips across. toe and heel
barely touching and the mud refusing
to cling to the fairy feet that hardly
leave an impression on it Landed on
the other side, she gives her fine feath-
ers little shake into place and passes
on with shoes that look as IL just put
on at that moment.
Watch an Englishwoman immediate
" afterward. She reaches the curb
stone. comes to a dead standstill and
stolidly eentemplates the muddy road.
Finally she selects a route. Then.
very cautiously, she lifts her dress,
making sure that the tops of her
shoes are under cover; then, slowly
advancing, she puts her right foot out.
Plump 1t goes, the water oozing over
1t, and then splash, splash, splash. I'M
til the other side is reached, when
with soiied skirts and soaked shoes
she proceeds on her wet and muddy
way.
Nothing could be more characteristic
of their respective nationalities. and
nothing could be more amusing than
their mutual contempt for each 9th
er's ways. Translated From the
French For st. Louis Republic.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

DO you give your SON good advicer,
said the solicitous friend.
Yes" answered the somewhat sar.
donic person. II give him. the same
good advice that my father gave me
ana that my grandfather doubtless
gave him. II we keep passing that
advice along from generation to gen.
Grafton perhaps we shall eventually
md somebody who win take it,
Washington Star.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
Roxaltx,s Game.

Cards have always been q royal
game Queen Elizabeth played cards
and lost her temper over them fire.
quently. She was no Anne of Austria,
to play like a queen, without passion
OF greed or gain" In her reign was
commanded to be played cat Wynd-
sore Coincide or Moral devised on
a game Of the cardes," which resulted
In the performance by the children of
her majesty's chapel Of Alexander and
Campaspe," in which the pretty lines
occur:
Cupid and my Campaspe played
At cards for kisses. Cupid paid.
London Chronicle.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
Remodeled.

After being injured by bull Of Pc
culiarly savage temper John Wesson
was under a doctors care for con-
siderable time and thereby incurred a
heavy bill for medical attendance
When he was almost well one of his
old friends who had called upon him
said he congratulated him on looking
so well after such a long illness.
Looking wellr' echoed John. 81
should be looking well. There's been
$50 spent in repairs on me lately, and
I'm not finished yet"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

There is curious case i'm Fortescue's
reports" relating to the privilege Of
peers. In which the bailiff who many
years ago arrested lord was forced
by the court to kneel down and ask
his pardon. though he alleged that he
had acted by mistake, for that his
lordship had dirty shirt, WORKOUT
suit of clothes and only sixpence In
bis pocket. so that he could not be
lieve that he was peer and arrested
him through nadvertence.-Green Bag.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
@--@-..7.-7@.l
just Like Him.

The Rev. Walter Cotton. author Of
"Ship and Shore" and other books,
gave most forcible Illustration Of the
character of an officer on board the
ship to which he was attached as chap
lain. the officer was always meddling
with other peoples business and was
seldom In bis own place. Consequently
he was most unpopular with the sail
ors. One OF them. goaded to unusual
irritation, said one day, 81 do believe
that at the general resurrection the
lieutenant viii be found getting out Of
somebody else's grave"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
II This Mans wavf

Man wants to be comfortable as a
cat on a warm hearth rug. to feel no
prick of conscience, to see nothing nm
pleasant. such as tears or a wan face.
IL exasperates him to madness when
ne Is obliged to see his wife sad. but
II never occurs to him to try to prevent
ner sadness.-Spinster In London AZ.
A. p. -
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
The Soft Answer.

Johnny" said the stern parent my
father used to whip me when l be-
haved at the table as badly as you are
doing"
well" rejoined the precocious
youngster. 81 hope TIL never have to
make confession Ike that to my little
boys Chicago News.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
Eject of Hfxh Lixfne.

Goodman Gonrong-Wake up, pard.
Wot We groanin' about? Tuffold Knutt
rubbing bis eyesD-Gosh, but I've had
horrible dreaml thought I'd got a
job o. work an wuz DOM the mani
curin' fur octopus.-C Chicago Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
The Winn Parish Vote.

The total vote cast in VIM
Parish in the primary election
held last Saturday to nominate a
judge for the circuit court of APP
peais is given, as follows:
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

inank You, DOCTOR for prescribing
z trip to the Spa for me. Now, VIM you
please ask my husband to give m
smoking and drinking beer. and then
my trip win be easily paid forY'-Mee-
gensdorfer Batter
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

The Original ssviIIage Blacksmith %
Dunchurch. near Rugby, claims that
Its smithy Is the original forge which
Inspired the famous verses on The
Village Blacksmith" 1t IL pictur-
esoue old place. and the spreading
chestnut tree still fiourishes In front
of it.-London Strand.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
he Died Anyhow.

This was the way a native physician
In India filed out death certificate:
Il am of mind that he died Tor lost
his life) for want of foodings or on ac-
count of starvation. Maybe also for
other things for comfortables, and
most probably he died by drowning"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

The vote over the entire dis
trict was in about the same pro-
portion, giving Mr.. Watkins the
nomination.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
Off for the Penitentiary.

Sheriff f. L.. Shaw and deputy
j. Fl. Shaw left Tuesday for
Baton Rouge with the following
prisoners for the penitentiafy:
w. A. Hearn, white, horsesteal-
ing, one year.
Louis Bell. colored, shooting
with intent to kill, five years.
Margret Fairchild, colored,
manslaughter, five years.
Vince Duckett, colored. assault
with intent to rape, three years.
Lee Kennedy, colored, man.
slaughter, two years.
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It is with keen regret that we
learn that Mr.. G. d. johnson,
assistant Chief Engineer of the
fremont & Gulf Railroad, has
resigned aud will accept a poz
sition with the Northwestern
Railroad out of Chicago, Ill. He
has the good wishes of his
numerous friends here wherever
he may 60.
Our genial friend and former
cashier Of the Vim Parish Bank:
Mr.. L. Rodgers, of Goldonna, is
visiting our city and loading liinl-
self down With Christmas pres
ents 8 me Of which he will bestow
mere and the balance at his new
home.
Mr.. Cook, the new agent of
the L. & A., though a young
man, and taking charge of this
Office Just at the time of the
burning of the depot. Is getting
order out of the chaos occasioned
| by the fire.
The many friends of Rev. R.
A.. Holloway and family will be
pleased To learn that he has been
II :
re-appointed as pastor Of the NJ
=. Church at this place and viii
d ish a. far another year.
4
I0lkey Roastsrs " the Hard
] Wlre Stcres
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

It's the unexpected that happens hut
Ne seneraily bring II a ourselves.-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

charge of Prof. w. C. Robinson.
The Sardis School.
Whitford, La, Dec. 18.-Hon-
or roll of the Sardis school for
the third monthly examination:
Room No. s1-Oliye Shelton,
Clayton Eagles. Priscilla Ray,
Lena Coleman, TilIet Porter.
Room No. g, Miss Edna Shell
ton, Teacher-William Durham,
Leroy Shelton, Walter Reeves.
Ethleen Shelton. Riley Shelton.
All made an average of over
80 per cent.
Workmen have begun
work on our new school house,
which is to cost $500 and will
be strictly modern and up-tO-
date frame building.
The attention of the public is
invited to the statements of the
banks in this paper. A good in
dex as to the financial conditions
of a city Is the condition of its
banking institutions. WINFIELD
has two banks and their state
ments are published SO all may
see their condition. The Bank
of Winfield, the oldest institu-
ton, has nearly a quarter of q
million in resources. The VIM
Parish Bank. less than year old,
has nearly one hundred thousand
dollars in resources. Both of
these popular institutions show a
healthy condition and the citizens
of the town are proud of them.
The Winfield Iron Works has
increased its force and is working
over time. Mr.Gavin, the efficient
vice-p,esident and superintend-
ant, is working with q vim to
make the Winfield shops the
best in The country. He has
bought additional property. he
is ably assisted in his efforts by
Mr.. Williams, general foreman.
The foundry is doing all the work
= sie -. I'll; n; hsva s - aolaros tha
n,st
P'eus'
The State Executive Commit
tee of the Farmers Union is
called to meet in WINFIELD to-
day. December 81. 1t is called
to meet for the purpose OF look
.nlousIvI L1a s;a'e a. NE IS
esns ~na % ne.u !" M pa.s :.
O'aee 00''ssa's =. y. Do'e's'
Major b. V. Mccain and wife
of Montgomery have filed = suit
for damages in the sum OF $780,
900 against the Majestic Iheater
their son Percy, who was &C
cidentally killed on Nov. % BY
falling from the theater building.
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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
NEW CORPORATION
0 Handle Hardware and
Furniture.

The Peoples Hardware and
Furniture Company, Limited,
with an authorized capital of $780,
600, was organized here yesterday
by q number of Winnfield's lead
ing business men. The first board
of directors of the new concern
consists of M. M. Fisher. A. }.
Long, j. M. Hyde, A. L. Nc
Donald and r. III. Fletcher. with
r. Fl. Fletcher, President; A. l..
Mcdonald, general manager, and
j. D. Holmes, secretary and
treasurer.
The new company will open for
business about January 10, 1907,
probably in one of the new brick
buildings nearing completion, and
will handle everything usually
carried in an up-to-date hardware
and furniture establishment.
Not only will the new company
cater to the local trade, but it Is
probable that the trade territory
contiguous to Winfield will be
developed in a wholesale or job
bling way, it being the purpose OF
the new concern to supply every
thing In the hardware and furnl-
ture line needed in this territory
in any quantities.
The charter of the new corpor-
alton will be published as soon as
the same can be passed, approved
and recorded according to law.
Died.
William Stone, at the residence
of T. w. Moffett, his son-in-law.
on December 10, 1906.
He was born on the place where
now stands the town of Pollock,
Louisiana. on February II,
1897, which made him IS years,
10 months and 8 days old.
Mr.. Stone moved into the
GAINESVILLE neighborhood in hi
youth and married Miss Polly Anr
Rodgers, from which union two
children were born, Mr.. Aljouns
Stone, of jackson parish, anc
Mrs. Z. w. Moffett, of this city
both of whom were present at hi
death.
Mr.. Stone was one of natures
noblemen. He led consistent
christian life, worked hard ant
accumulated enough of thi
worlds goods to make him com
Portable IN his old age.
He was Mason and also
member of David Pierson Camp
No. 1903 e. G. v.
He leaves two brothers, Messrs
D. NJ. Stone, of Wyatt, and b
w. Stone, of Dodson, besides
scores of relatives and friends
The remains were inferred a
Gansville.
The Sentinel extends to thu
bereaved family its sincere con
dolence.
Winn parish now has three
corps of United States engineers
representing the geological, sol
and typographical surveys unde
supervision of the departments o
interior and agriculture. Th,
Sentinel feels that considerable,
portion of this work is due to GU
application to these department
through our efficient congressman
Hon. John 7. Watkins and cal
refer with pleasure to our CORES
pondence with Congressman Wat
kins on this subject.
Mr.. 7. ]. James and son, o
Caldwell parish, spent severs
days Of this week in Winfield
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

Major n. V. Mccain and wife
of Montgomery have fled suit
for damages in the sum of $780,
900 against the Majestic Theater
in Shreveport for the death Of
their son Percy, who was &C
cidentally killed on Nov. 20 By
falling from the theater building.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21
A Big Sawmill Deal.

Messrs. HUE and Nicely OF the
Huie-Hodge Lumber Company at
Hodge, La, were in Winfield
last week and sold their Plant to
Mr.. O. E. Hodge and his asso-
ciates. Mr.. j. B. Baker went up
to Hodge and took charge at once.
The consideration was close to
$500, 900. The officers of the
new concern are j. NJ. Brown,
President; J. S. Hunt, vice-Pres-
ident; j. B. Baker, Secretary; y.
F. Thompson, Treasurer; 0. +.
Hodge, General Manager. MIR.
j. B. Baker will be located at
Hodge and superintend the
operations there while Mr.. j. s:
Hunt will remain in WINFIELD
and superintend the operations OF
their plant here.
The mill at Hodge is not the
kind of a mill the company wants
and they expect to erect double
band mill with capacity of lOO.-
900 feet per day.
They are negotiating with the
Rock Island Railroad for per.
mission to run their engines and
log trains over the Rock Island
and bring the logs to Winfield
to be cut by the null here.
Mr.. Hodge and associate:
bought also the North Louisiana
and Gulf Railroad, chartered
company owning about l6 miles
of railroad in operation Wi |
three locomotives and rolling stOcE
enough to handle logs for Thu
mill and the plant at Hodge.
The Office here will remain il
charge of Prof. w. c. Robinson
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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-21

Mr.. 7. J. James and son, Of
Caldwell parish, spent several
days Of this week in WINFIELD.
Tom i an old Vim parish boy
who has made success in life.
He was surprised at the wonder
ful developments of this section
since his last visit. The dyke
across Dugdemonia and the Inn
proFement in WINFIELD was {
revelation to him. He will keep
posted hereafter as The Sentinel
will visit him regularly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11

WE MAKE A SPECIALITY of loaning
wagons, ETC.. without removal and in
quiet way. Cab on US for quick
loans. Fidelity Loan company, room
38, Mitchell & Lynde block.