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The Falls City tribune., 1906-11-02
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

President Roosevelt has iss ued
his thanksgiving proclamation
which is as follows:
The time of the year has
come when, in accordance with
the wise custom of our fore
fathers, it becomes my duty to
set aside special day of thanks
giving and praise to the AL
mighty because of the blessings
we have received, and of prayer
that the blessings may be con-
tinued. Yet another year of
widespread we'll being has passed.
Never before in our history or in
the history of any other nation has
a people enjoyed more abounding
material prosperity than is ours; a
prosperity so great that it should
arouse i'll us no spirit of reckless
pride, aud least of all spirit or
needless disregard of our respon-
sibilitics; but rather a sober
sense of our many blessings, and
resolute purpose under provi-
dence, not to forfeit them by any
action pf ntlr nwp
Material we'll being, indiSpen-
sable though it is. can never be
anything but the foundation of
true national greatness and hap
pineSS. If we build nothing
upon this foundation then our
national life will be as meaning
less and empty as house where
only the foundation has been
laid. Upon our material we'll
being must be built super
structure of individual and nat
ional life in accordance with
the laws of the highest morality,
or else our prosperity itself will
in the long run turn out curse
instead of blessing. We should
be both reverently thankful for
what we have received, and earn
eStly bent upon turning it into a
mean of grace and not of de-
struction.
Accordingly l hereby set
apart November %, next, as the
day Of Thanksgiving and suppli-
cation on which the people shall
meet in their homes or their
churches. devoutly acknowledge
all that has been given them and
to pray that they may in addition
receiye the power to use these
gifts Alright:
In witness whereof | have
here unto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washing
The Falls City tribune., 1906-11-02

ton this 22nd day of October in
the year of our Lord one thou.
sand nine hundred and SIX and
the independence of the United
States the one hundred and
thirty-firSt.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
(Seal) BY the President.
ELIHU RooT,
Secretary of State"
The Falls City tribune., 1906-11-02
The Reason Why Railroads AS
SeSSmentS Fees Paid State
Treasurer.

In 1900 the fuSionists at the
state house assessed the Nebraska
railroads and Pullman Car COM
pany at $50, 442, ,2+9.
The republicans coming into
power in 1901, raised this fusion
assessment Sl15,OOO
In 1902 the republican board
made another raise of $4,000.
In 1908 the republicans raised
the assessment S51O,O00 more.
In 1904 they raised it
$1S, s93, 900 more.
In 1905 they raj S e d it
81, ,212,O 900 more.
In 1906 they raised it S421, 900,
making a total raise in the rail-
road assessment for the six years
of so per cent more than the
fusion assessment of 1000.
The fusionists in four years
raised the assessment of these
corporations S964, 900, while the
republicans raised the assessment
in six years S21 .36S, 7O1.
The Union Pacific and Bur-
lington refused to pay under the
1904 assessment, claiming it was
too high. but instead of receding
the republican board advanced
the assessment still higher in
1905, Again these roads refused
to pay and again the republican
board advanced the assessment
in 1906.
This is the record of the repub-
lican officials as to railroad as
sessments. While the railroads
are resisting the payment of
taxes levied against them. it is
not strange that they are also re.
sisting the election or reelection
of republican state officials
responsible for the increased
assessment aud the promotion to
the United States Senate of the
attorney general who has success
fully prosecuted the suits for en-
forced collection.
The auditors reports show
that for the four years 1S97-1900,
the fusionists paid to the state
treasurers sos, 947.79, fees earn
ed by the several departments,
while the republicans for 1901
1904 turned in the sum of
$34S, 917.46. and during the last
twenty-five months the fees
amounted to S2S2,
Compare the records.
CLARK PERKINS.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-11-02
This is Worth Remembering.

AS no one is immune. every person
should remember that Foley's Kidney
Cure will cure any case Of kidney or
bladder trouble that is not beyond the
reach of medicine. For sale by all
DRUGGISTS.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-11-02
Pneumonia Follows A Cold

but never follows the use OF Foley's
Honey and Tar 1t stops the cough,
heals and strengthens the lungs and
prevents pneumonia. For sale by all
druggists.
The Falls City tribune., 1906-11-02
Dairy and Food Commissions Report

Dairy and Food Commissions Report.
The Minnesota Dairy and Food
Commissions analysis shows that
Kenned\'s Laxative Honey and Tar
and Bees Laxative Honey and Tar
contained opiates and croton OIL
Opiates are poisons and croton oil is q
violent poisonous purgative. Refuse
to accept any but Foleys Honey and
Tar in a yellow package. FOLEY E
Honey and Tar contains no opiates or
dangerous drugs and is the best cough
and cold cure. For sale by all drug.
gists.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
THE SOUTHERN SENTINEL.


In assuming managerial and
editorial control of the Southern
Sentinel, Winfield, Maj. Will A.
Strong is merely coming again into
his own. 1t was he who in 1884
established the Sentinel and edit
ed it with ability and managed it
with success. Now, when the
Sentinel is on the ragged edge
Major strong takes charge, and it
goes without saying that he will
soon make of 1t paper in which
all of Winn parish and his friends
elsewhere can refer to with pride.
Will A. Strong thinks, and he
has the ability and courage to ex-
press his views. The Twice-a-
Week Press wishes the Sentinel
all sorts of good luck.-Twice-a-
Week Press, Ruston, La.
Thanks, Bro. Hutchinson. We
can in all candor return the
compliment.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10. 1906
WATER WORKS.

This is one necessity which the
town of Winfield should have
above all others, and it will not
cost near what one would sup
pose. The money expended in
10 this town on extra insurance
will more than pay for the water
works. We will here declare
ourselves in favor of municipal
ownership of all the public utili-
ties. Now that we are nearing q
municipal election, we will advo-
cate the election of progressive
mayor and city council, who will
inaugurate a movement by which
our town will have water, lights
and sewerage, the most important
of which is water. We need a
good, pure water and plenty of it,
and we feel sure that there will
be no trouble to get that in WInn-
field, and at little expense. There
is little reason for a town the
size of WINFIELD being without q
water works system.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
WATER AND LIGHT.

1t was our pleasure to meet on
last Wednesday Mr.. c.; r. Brad
ley of Shreveport who came to
our town to get our citizens inter-
ested in water works and lighting
the city. He informed us that
he had talked with q number of
our citizens and that he would go
home, having gotten their ideas,
and make them proposition.
At the outset of our talk we in
formed him that we were emphat-
icalIy opposed to any franchise,
but for municipal ownership.
And we understand his PROPOSE
ton will be based on both plans
franchise or municipal. We
will comment more freely when
we see what he offers.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
THE FARMER,s FRIENps.

We were asked the other day why it
was that people in other lines of BUSH
ness took so much interest I'm the farm
er and his fortunes; why he was made
the object of so much solicitude and
the subject of SO much often uEwar-
ranted advice. Nobody takes any in
terest in the merchant, commission
man, land agent, preacher or teacher,
but there is no end to the number Of
people who know nothing about farm
ing who feel called upon to advise the
farmer when to wean his calves and
plant his potatoes and sell his grain.
We think 1t Is accounted for partly on
the ground that the farm and the farm
er are the handspring Of all CONNER
cial prosperity, the only real creators
Of new wealth. all the other fellows be-.
ing mere traders and manipulators OF
wealth which comes from the soil.
Thus these people are naturally inter
ested In the farm, knowing that agri-
cultural prosperity means prosperity
all along the line.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19


have been greatly disappointed at
the delay they are having in get
ting their goods delivered. They
have rearranged the counters and
shelving and have made a very
notable Improvement in the ar
rangement of their store. With
new goods, low prices and a nice
display, we predict for them a
prosperous future.
They have announced that they
will open their doors for business
on Saturday, January 9th. BE
certain and be there.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
Land and Insurance.

We call attention to the caro-
of Will A. Strong & Son, genera
insurance agents at this place
They will write fire, accident, life
and surety policies, and have q
line of good companies. The
senior member is the editor OF
this paper. and is well known in
this section of the country, hav.
ing been reared here. Mr.. j.
Clegg Strong is the junior mem
Der. Though q young man, he
has been in the largest general
agency in the state outside of
New Orleans for the past four
years. and is perfectly familiar
with the business in all its phases.
They are before the public solic-
iting share of the business in
their line. They are land agents
and are prepared to sell lands
situated in all parts of the parish.
They are also prepared to make
abstracts of any lands in VIM
parish on shortest notice. They
have listed now. about eight thou
sand acres of land. located in
small bodies throughout the
parish.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

Cedar Camp No. 107 Woodmen
of the World met in regular COM
munication Monday night and
installed the following officers,
after which they initiated candi
date in the mysteries of Wood
craft. The officers for the ensu-
ing year are: DIR. /. E. Siess,
Council Commander; j. j. Burk,
Advisor Lieutenant; T. j. Drew
EFT, Banker; |. B. White, Escort;
G. M. Durham, Clerk; j. FL. Bill
bow, Sentry; G.. III. Sutton,
Waterman; G. HI. Elliott and j.
NJ. Sewers, Managers.
Regular meeting days are the
first and fifteenth of each month.
This Camp is in prosperous con-
dition and increasing in member
ship every meeting.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
Confederate Veterans.

The union of all of the camps
of Confederate Veterans will be
held in New Orleans during April
of this year. We understand
that there is no organized camp
of Confederate Veterans located
in Winfield. We are Informed
that a meeting of the veterans
will be held soon.with the view of
organizing a camp so that they
can be represented in the councils
of the general encampment at
New Orleans. We will give pub
lie notice of the meeting in The
Sentinel and we hope all veterans
in reach will attend. Watch The
Sentinel for the notice.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
Rouss Racket Store.

We take pleasure in calling at
tention to the changes in the
members of the Rouss Racket
Store, which has recently added
new capital to their. business by
the addition to the firm of Mr..
G. P. Mathis, one of our best
known and popular citizens. He
was born and reared in this
vicinity and has been prominent
in the advancement and improve
ment of this section. He was one
of the first men to go into business
on the coming of the first railroad
to Winfield and has been con-
tinously, until last summer when
he had the misfortune to lose his
business house and stock by fire.
His losses were heavy.
The public, especially his old
customers who were numerous,
will welcome him back into the
business world. Mr.. Allen has
been carrying on this business for
his own account for some time
and has gained the confidence of
the public by his uniform court
esy and fair dealing. He is to be
congratulated on having secured
Mr.. Mathis as q partner.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
To Open January 81.

We call attention to the card
of the new firm of O'Quinn &
Gibson, mentioned last week.
They have the past few days been
opening their new goods, and are
receiving more daily and will be
able to throw open their doors
and invite the inspection Of their
immense stock Of goods. They
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
Cheap Farm Lands.

We have over 100, 600 acres of
good farm lands in Ouachita Val
ley and on the Bayou Mason
Ridge, in west Carroll. Richland
and Franklin parishes. We can
give you a place from 40 to 1000,
acres on easy terms, write us what
you want and where you want it
and we will give you information.
Central Immigration Real Estate
& Loan Co., Monroe, La.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
CITY LIGHTING.

This town has reached the size
now that it is necessary for il
to light its streets and make
provisions for its citizens to light
their residences without having to
use coal oil. We have, close to
our town, flow of natural gas
sufficient to light the town and
and furnish fuel for the many
enterprises that will come if it Is
known that we have cheap fuel,
it can also be used by the house
keeper for cooking in addition to
lighting the residence. / make
this as q suggestion, having seen
by the public prints that Shreve-
port is laying q gas main to An
nanias for the purpose of bring
ing the gas recently found there
to that city for the purpose of
lighting their city.
We are satisfied that if the flow
of gas which was found at the oil
we'll three miles south Of this
town was piped here so that it
could be used for lighting and
fuel we would soon have the larg-
est brick plant established here
in the country. We have the fin
est class of clay, and we are so
situated that it will be impossible
for any section to have the ia
cilities for distributing them, hav-
ing railroads running ont of here
in practically six directions. Then
it would not be long before the
owners Of the marble quarry would
develop it, burning into lime that
part which could not be used for
ornamental and building pur-
poses. In connection with the
above we publish the following
from the Shreveport Times:
.New Orleans, La, Jan. 15.-
Rumor is out here that New Or
leans Is to be connected with the
Shreveport natural gas wells and
this city supplied with it.
1.-THE basis for this report is
that J. W. Atkins Of Shreveport
spent several days here and then
returned to Caddo accompanied
By Charles Godchaux and Sol.
Wexler, who looked over the gas
fields. In an interview tonight
Mr.. Godchaux declares that he is
interested in the Shreveport gas
deal"
Why can't We get Messrs. God
chanx and WexIer to visit our
1sction and examine orr gas pos
sibihfies. 4 Is up 70 our Pro-
eEsn1iye League.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

Poverty with man and sterility with
woman incline them to dogs The man
wants something to boss, and the wom-
an accepts the dog as poor substitute
for q baby.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

The government report ON the corn
crop of 1905 is out and makes grand
total of 2,707, 89S, $40 bushels, with In
diana leading In average yield per acre
LOT bushels. 1t is one Of the largest
corn crops ever produced In the coun-
Try.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

The Campbell system Of dry farm
Ing" which is being most successfully
applied to the dry lands of western
Nebraska and Kansas. Is making lands
heretofore rated as almost worthless
for agricultural purposes worth S25 per
acre just for the growing Of winter
wheat
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
Lodge Notes.

Eastern Star Lodge No. Isl f.
& A. NJ. met Saturday. it being
their regular communication, and
did considerable work, initiating
one and passing three candidates,
then called off until Tuesday
night, when they raised a
candidate.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

With the exceedingly low price at
which most of the best periodicals can
be secured, no farm home can afford to
be without them. There is no one thing
which enters so far into the making of
an educated and broad minded person
as the ready access to and use of good
reading matter.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

The close pasturing of the meadow In
the late fall and spring is almost al
ways fatal to the next years hay crop.
Still lots of men do this and then won
der why they have so light crop OF
hay
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

A variety of alfalfa specially adapt
ed to dry lands is being developed In
the west and II success, as 1t bids
fair to be, will be Of immense advan-
tage to that section. 1t matters but
little what other conditions may be. II
alfalfa can be grown successfully, right
there is sure to be rich country.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
Lost or Mislaid.

Notice is hereby gi.en to the public not 10
trade for certain promissory note signed ~
j. N. Smith and payable to W. ". dreer ior
the sunn of go 02 as the same has been lost or
mislaid and proceedings will be had to REIN
state and recover the amount
J. H. MATHEWS,
Jani2 Attorney.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

During the period Of twenty five
years when the present perfected farm
machinery was being developed there
might have been some excuse for
throwing aside a machine half worn
out for q new and better machine, but
today it is hardly possible to further
improve farm machinery, and better
care should be given to it to secure a
longer life Of usefulness for It
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

The fact that man works on
farm is no excuse for his going around
looking like tramp. The standing Of
a man is bound to depend somewhat
on his personal appearance, otherwise
he would have been made like mon
kew.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
PACE & HALL,
THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Suite i, winn Parish Bank Building
WINFIELD, La.
FOR SALE.

The south half of Block 9 In
the Long Annex town of Winn-
field, with a good six-room house,
nicely finished, has good water,
stack chimney and two fire places,
$4,000
Three-room cottage, open hall,
new, and nicely finished, situated
in Tannehill Addition, $635.OO.
Four-room house, closed hall,
new and beautifully situated in
Tannehill Addition, $4,000.
A five-acre block of land in
north edge of town, $4,000.
= A ten-acre truck farm with a
good six-room house and other
improvements, situated one-Lalf
mile south of town, $4,000.
We have several paying sawmiIl
propositions for sale, large tracts
of timber lands, cut over lands;
in fact we make a speciality of
pine and oak timber lands.
The above does not give you a
fair idea of what we have listed
for sale. as nearly all the city
property for sale is listed with us,
and especially all the bargains on
the market. Call and see us
whether Won witch RI bpv Mt
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

A good many years ago. when the
country was new, we always made
practice of burning off a piece of wild
prairie during June in order to get
nice lot of young grass Of the second
growth for the late summer feed. With
the tame grasses the same result is OBJ
tanned by the moving for hay In July.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
For Sale.

Old papers at 25 cents per
hundred. They are clean and
are good for many uses.
Apply at The Sentinel oficei
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
PROFITS OF ORANGE GROWING.

Many people in the east and central
western states have a vague sort of an
idea that there Is great money in the.
California orange business and would
IL they could hie them there and find
life one long day of golden prosperity
and Italian sunshine Here are a few
facts which one such dreamer forged
out of his experience. He writes us
that last spring he sold SS1 boxes Of
the choicest navel oranges, which net
ted him only S44.81; that he sold all
told last season 1,466 boxes, which
brought him an average of only 10
cents box; that during the past three
years he has sold 1916 boxes, for which
he has received $342.S2, or less than
cents box. As 1t costs about 20 cents
to produce a box of oranges in that
country, he evidently Is In the same box
we were once upon a time when we
raised 1,500 bushels of wheat In a new
country. paid So per day for harvest
hands, hauled the wheat forty miles
to market and sold 1t for 40 cents
bushel.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

Beer kegs and cream cans represent
two distinct types of agricultural civ
ilization all through the west, and the
desirabifity of any town for residence
location can be accurately determined
by ascertaining whether there are more
cans of cream shipped out from the de-
pot than there are kegs Of beer shipped
in
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

One Of the new and interesting facts
of the year is that Europe takes 5000.
600 bushels Of macaroni wheat grown
In this country. the first wheat Of this
sort which has ever been exported from
the United States. Another good thing
about this is that this wheat was raised
upon land In this country which was
not counted fit for cultivation five
years ago.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

Corn and alfalfa make the best COM
bination of any ration produced in any
country. Heretofore 1t has been as
sumed that only in a very limited area
of the country could these two crops
be grown ON the same farm. but it Is
being discovered that over quite large
section of the corn belt the alfalfa may
be grown If right methods are pursued.
The combination makes an almost per-
fectly balanced ration; hence its great
value.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

The changed conditions which make
the farmer wholly dependent upon the
local butcher for his supply of meat is
all wrong. No man can afford to sell
animals at wholesale prices and buy
his meat at retail prices. Every man
should make his own salt and smoked
meats and by cooperation with two
or three neighbors supply himself with
all the winters fresh meat.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19
FOR RENT.

Parties wishing to rent will
have to leave their orders in ad-
vande, as the demand is greater
than the supply.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

&Try an ad. in this paper.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-01-19

The introduction Of the farm sepa-
rator is working out complete revolu-
ton In the creamery and dairy bust
ness all through the west. With the
farm separator 1t is easily possible to
secure high grade of cream from the
average farm, something which Is not
always or even generally possible
where the cream is raised by the gray
ity process The new method has made
unnecessary the organized creamery
company and the erection Of an expen-
sive plant and made possible the TAX
ing up Of the dairy business by any
man anywhere who is within reach of
depot or a cream receiving station.
The shipment Of cream by express to
the city creameries has become one of
the big lines of business and is grow
ing every day. This Is probably true.
However, the butter product Of such a
creamery Is not of quite so high a
grade as where the milk is delivered
at q local creamery and separated, but
because Of the plan being so very
adaptable In fits workings 10 so large
q number Of people it has evidently
come p say.