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The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22
The VALUE Of
GOOD ROADS


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One OF the statistical experts of
she Federal department Of apri-
culture has recently been gather
ing information as to the AVERAGE
cost ct hauling crops of the South
20 market. and Incidentally, has
gathered q great deal Of lnterestinp
data bearing on this subject.
The facts and figures are inter-
esting IN themselves. but they are
particularly SO as throwing hight
upon the imperative importance
Of system of good roads for this
section Of the country.
Information has been gathered
from 555 counties throughout the
South Atlantic and South Central
group OF States.
Il is gratifying to note that of
these two groups the Central
States make decidedly q good
showing.
L is shown by the statistics
from the entire number of coun-
ties reporting that the average
load is I.7o2 pounds. which is
lis miles to the nearest market,
on an average Of one round trip q
day. at q cost of $2.76 per load,
or about 16 cents per hundred.
But the essential point in all
this is that if the South had .
better system of roads, SO that
she could carry heavier loads
along the highways, or make more
frequent trips in the course of Q
day. she would reduce the cost OF
rural transportation materially.
It would be By no means impos
sible to double the present aver
age, either by increase Ia the sizt
of the loads or the frequency ol
the trips, if the roads were In /
condition to warrant it.
On the cotton crop alone thil
would effect saving for this yea
Of nearly s5,ooo.ooo. If the cos
of carrying bale Of cotton e
market could be reduced from 81
cents to 40 cents, such would b.
the magnificent total saved thi'
year on that crop alone.
And what splendid system o
roads could be inaugurated witt
that amount of money devoted
every year to that purpose. Fift.
millions in ten years would Civ
network Of highways, whlcl
,lonld compare favorably viii
those Of the most progressive
countries Of the world.
This saving would be on on
crop alone, and there are thous
snd purposes to which such road
ere devoted. It would make gen
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

The Woman's Missionary Union
will have an Easter Egg Hunt
at the Crawford fish pond on
Saturday evening, March so.
Let everybody turn and hunt
eggs. mS-3t.
The Only Guaranteed Kidney Cure
is Smiths Sure Kidney Cure. Your
druggist will refund your money if
after taking one bottle you are not
satisfied with results. so cents by
Phoenix Drug Store. f8-6m.
Go to the Racket Store for a
fine line of pants. Prices to suit.
Are you tired, tagged out, ner-
vous, sleepless, feel mean? Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea
strengthens the nerves, aids
digestion, brings refreshing sleep.
35 cents. tea or tables.-Phoenix
Drug Store.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

coSdpe anu broke all of the |
pipes from the boiler. Jennings
escape was little less than mira
The steam pipe of the
electric light engine was connect
eel to this boiler aud was also torn
loose, but the management, with
their usual alacrity, got the con-
neetlons made and lights were ON
only q short while after the usual
time.
kodol digests what yon eat and
quickly overcomes Indigestion,
which is a forerunner of Dyspep-
sia. 1t is made in strict con-
sormlty to the National Pure Food
and Drugs Lsw and is sold on q
guarantee relief plan. Sold by
Smith 8 Grisham Drug Co.
= ~
DIR. /. E. Siess and Mr.. J. d.
Pace represented Cedar Camp
No. LOT of this place at the Wood
men convention in Monroe last
week. They report a splendid
meeting and a most enjoyable
time. The next meeting will be
held next year at New Iberia.
DIR. I. J. Harrison of Montgo-
merry attended to legal business
here last Saturday, making q sale
of property belonging to the sue
cession of III. s. and Jennie Shu-
mate, deceased.
Mr.. w. o. Harrison, a leading
merchant of Montgomery, spent
last Saturday in the city, on a
business mission.
- -
Mr.. D. M. Pyburn, leading
business man Of Dodson, spent
last Saturday in WINFIELD attend
ing to business matters at the
/
Temple of Justice.
Why buy an inferior grade of
lime while Winfield Hardware
g Furniture Co. carry Lilly"
cool working and slow setting,
200 pound full weight to barrel.
Ask the brick layers about it.
Mr.. E. w. Teddlie, an enter
prlsing merchant of st. Maurice.
was among the visitors to VIM
field Monday. looking after his
property interests in this city.
Mr.. w. w. McCarty, one Of
the prominent farmers of ward 8,
was trading in town last Saturday.
Miss Blanche Allen left Tues
day morning for Atlanta, Ca, 70
vislt relatives for several weeks.
| Major Will A. Strong was call
ed to Shreveport Tuesday BY the
serious illness Of bis little grand
son.
Mr.. L. Siess spent Tuesday a
Bunkie. in Rapides parish, ON an
limpcrtvnt business mission.
Smith & Gresham Drug Com
pany has ! full line Of inks
white, black. blue. red and pur'
pie.
Mr.. T. 7. Shumate, Of St
Maurice, was among the many
E.:n.ae visikors To Wlnuiflelt
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22
For Sale.

VOI ohl0s
An improved place with 40
acres of land, on the Rock Island
Railroad between Dugdemonia
and Tannehille, no timber. Ap-
ply to j. 7. Warner, Hudson, La.
3-1-1m
Sour stomach, fulness after
eating, flatulence are all caused
by imperfect digestion. Prlckly
Ash Bitters corrects the disorder
at once, drives out badly digested
food and tones the stomach, liver
and bowels. Smith & Grisham
Drug Co., special agents.
Eggs.
IF you want hens that lay eggs
all the year, use the Brown Leg
horns, $3.50 for Is eggs, Blowr
Beauty strain.
G. e. THOMPSON.
m15-4t Ruston, La
Where can you invest money
more profitably than by buying .
bottle of Prickly. Ash Bitters-
you get four for one. A kidney
medicine, a liver tonic, stomach
strengthener and bowel cleanser.
Four medicines for one dollar.
Smith & Grisham Drug Company
special agents.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

DR.. {. 3. Siess spent Tuesday
Is Alexandra on : busineD visit.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

An accident occurred at the
planer of the Sulphur Timber &
Lumber Co. on Monday, which
came near being fatal. Mr.. D.
Y. Jennings, the engineer. was
severely scaIded fr,m neck to
waist, caused by the bursting of
the throttle valve which let the
steam escape. and broke all of the
pipes from the boiler. Jennings
escape was little less than mira
culous. The steam pipe of the
electric light engine was connect
ed to this boiler and was also torn
loose, but the management, with
their usual alacrity, got the con-
nections made and lights were on
only short while after the usual
time.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

Mr.. N. H. O. ConLell spent
SUNDAY IL Alexandria.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

.n.f hs - che bird aad Is nys-
terioas actions, and says there
we're Z nearly one hundred people
there ! 70 see It last Saturday and
Sunday. -
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

Col. e. j. Gamble Of ST. Maui
rice, was among the business vis-
tors to this city last Saturday.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

Kodol digests what you eat and
quickly overcomes Indigestion,
which is a forerunner of Dyspep-
sia. 1t is made in strict con-
sormlty to the National Pure Food
and Drugs Lsw and is sold on q
guarantee relief plan. Sold BY
Smith & Grisham Drug Co.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-22

We are the Racket Store of Winn6eld
and we want you to understand that
you can get any thing you want from
a needle to an anchor
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30
PETS IN CHINA.

The Chinese children are very fond
of pets and are universally kind to
them. Birds of various kinds are
kept as pets, and it is common
sight to see fine looking, elegant gen
tlemen taking their birds out for an
airing either in cages or perched upon
the fingers of their masters. These
gentlemen will go to the greatest
trouble to catch insects with which to
feed them. No family of any posi-
ton would think of leaving their pets
in the city during the hot weather.
They accompany the family to the
mountains, every one of them. down
to the tiniest cricket.
Crows are regarded with much ia
vor in China. They are taught cum
ming tricks and show great deal of
intelligence. Pigeons have bamboo
whistles fastened to their feathers so
they make mysterious noises as they
fly. Cats are taught to live in bird
houses to protect the birds from rats.
What seems the queerest pet to us
is the cricket. This insect belongs
to boys, although many grown.ups
keep them as we'll. They are care
fully fed, provided with water and
kept in pretty bamboo cages. The
ladies' like them for their cheerful
chirps, and it is not pleasant to tell
that the boys and men keep them for
fighting.
Cricket fights take place in tubs.
The insects when victorious in several
fights are regarded with great honor.
They have special names, and when
at last they die they are buried with
solemn rites in coffins of solid silver.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30
a BIG DAKOTA FARM.

'.Sir Thomas Upton at dinner in
Chicago praised Americas bigness.
"I once heard" he said, "a Dako-
tan talk about the big farms they
have out there.
"'We have some stable farms,
the farmer said thoughtfully. Yes,
sir, pretty sizable. I've seen man
on one of our big farms start out in
the spring and plow straight fur
row till fall. Then he turned around
and harvested back.
i" Wonderful, said I.
"'On our Dakota farms, he went
on, 'it's the usual thing to send young
married couples out to milk the COWS.
Their children bring home the milk
Wonderful, I repeated.
"'Once,' he said, I saw Dakota
farmers family prostrated with grief.
The women were weeping, the dogs
were barking, the children were
squalling and the tears streamed down
the mans face as he got into his
tventy-mule team and drove off,
Where was he going?' said 1.
He was going halfway across
the farm to feed the pigs said the
Dakotan.
".Did he ever get back ? I asked.
i" 1T amt time for him yet, was
the reply"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30
ESTABLISHED 1850.

coffin maker shapes the narrow bed
of all that is earthly the grave-dig-
ger throws out wet clods-but the
tree of human love waves on. It is
more enduring than the mighty castle
tower, and yet it is softer and gentler
than the touch OF the dew drop on
the blushing cheek of the rose"
Man, do you still love me |"
Her head was on his shoulder.
"Love you, Bill, love you'll know
nothing but love for you. learned
nothing e'se at school. parsed you,
I constructed you in the Latin class. y
"Then, angel, you have notmiscon-
structed me. A life of devotion shall
repay you."
Old man Balmon and old man
Grayson heard of the interview. All
other means had failed. Blood must
flow. They rubbed up their revol-
vers. The two lovers drew the pow
der from the cartridges.
One afternoon old man Balmon and
-~sa---->---G~ G~AS.saea-.-sa4- on. tia hill ton
Their meeting was casual and they
were both excited.
DOG !" exclaimed old man Bal
mon, drawing his revolver.
Snap, snap, snap.
They threw down the weapons and
glared at each other. Then they
grappled. Old man Balmon and old
man Grayson struggled and fell.
Neither would loose his grip, and
over they went down the hill, and
ker-splash, they tumbled into The
spring. Bill and Nan, who were
sitting near, jumped up in alarm.
"Coons?' exclaimed the girl.
mo" replied Bill, 'they are white
men. Hello, they are the aged au-
thors of our existence"
The two old men scrambled out of
the water and glared at each other.
whats the use 7" old man Bal
mon at length said.
"None," old man Grayson replied.
"Shake," said old man Balmon.
"I'll go yer" replied old man
Grayson. p. Read.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30
LOYALTY.

Hosting a flag on the Fourth oi
July doesn't always suggest pa
triot hanging Christmas wreath in
the drawing room window doesn't al.
ways mean that the lady of the house
is Christian and working steadily al
it. Saying that another woman is
too lovely for anything is perfectly
sweet is awfully clever is stylish
and knows how to wear clothes ; that
she gets all the attention, means, as a
general thing, that she, poor thing,
has one insidious enemy. Loyalty is
something different.
Showing ones co1ors is proper; if
every one did it, there would be some
establishments. Conforming to Gus
tom is one thing; making mockery
of devotion is quite another. Having
a good word for a sister woman is
all right, but if it is false sentiment
that is voiced, silence is better. There
n too aatseh humbtrs- onso..<y ~-es.aaaa- {,
palaver is the whole stock in trade
with good many of them. Had
they been reared to distrust it, there
would be less of it now to be laughed
at and despised for it is always de.
tected and taken at its worth. When
palaver is launched at an individual
face to face, the feeling Of humilia-
ton it leaves is often lasting. Some
women are past masters at the art
and it is hard to get ahead of them.
One proficient at it said too much in
hattery to a mouse of woman and
she decided to protect herself. At
the next encounter, the mouse said,
"I just met your daughter she grows
more beautiful every day"-the
truth, too. But quick as a fash came
the retort, "And 1 just met your
daughter she has the face of an an
gel and I am sure has an angelic dis
position !"-and not word of truth
init. The remembrance of such bare
faced fattery remained and the hum
bug was Stunned.
There is another phase of disloyal :
ty which is extremely mean. At
least half of the women-we will only
talk about women-who are employ
ed are the outspoken enemies of their
employees. They never have good
word for the women who pays them.
Of course no man is hero to his va
let, and certainly not every woman is
a heroine to her maid. In undress
and off parade, women are not all
angels. That there are many en-
ploying women who deal justly and
are worthy of respect and loyalty is
not denied and that there are hosts
of honorable women engaged in
household service who would scorn
to betray family secrets, who would
not by word or deed cast any discredit
on the mistress of the house is equal
ly true. But there are women whose
small talk with their acquaintance is
all in ridicule of the maids who go to
the limit in disrespect, in destructive
ness, in slanderous talk. These branch
es of loyalty are not only belittling
to the women who have contracted
such habits, but they are mean. And
there is nothing meaner than mean
ness.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30
For "THE UNION y
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
By EDWIN HIGGINS.

Bury me beneath the shadow of the everlas
ing hills.-Francis Scott Kev.
Beautiful hills of Maryland,
With shadow at their feet,
With sunlit heads-God's sentries stand -
Sleep, Patriot-Poet, sleep.
They lift their heads; they kiss the skies,
They watt their eplendor down
To etrew with bloom that never dies,
A grave in Frederick town.
The grateful world uplifts Keys form,
Reconsecrates his grave;
He sings In sunshine and mid storm
OF country and the brave.
With outstretched arm and kindling eye,
Majestic mien and grace,
Benedictions from the radiant sky.
Hume his glowing face.
The clouds of war are swept away,
The smouldering guns are still,
The starry flag awaits the day,
Raptures his bosom thrill.
In fragrant breath of early morn
To guard the starry fold,
A nations glorious song was born
Bathed In sea OF gold.
The eagle from the beetling crag
Seeks summit tall and higher,
The mountains lift the embiazoned flag,
Aglow with freedoms fire.
o, matchless Flag of glistening stars
Standard o6Washingtonl
Beneath thy blue, thy crimson bars.
Was priceless freedom won.
Key breathed into thy radiant fold
And o touched as With love osh hiife's purest gold
And sang prophetic glory.
You greet the day at rising sun,
With his majestic air
And round the globe at evening gun
1t bends with thee in prayer.
o, anthem with the sacred chord.
0, teaching true, sublime,
A peoples. trust you pledge to God,
You pledge it for all time.
On battlefield. from realms of steel,
Thy thrilling strains have risen,
And bade each dying hero feel,
Thy cause, the cause OF Heaven.
where'er thy squadrons ride the sea
With pure and high behest,
The Flag and Song will sing of thee
Republic of the West.
Their noble mission e'er shall be
AS in the golden days,
To make the struggling brave and free
And win their grateful praise.
Twas here Key spent the morn of life
Meath shadow of the hills,
And plumed the wing for lofty flight
Mid music Of the rills.
When he had won an honored name,
His life's work nobly done,
He brought bright and splendid fame,
At setting of the sun.
Heroic soul ! Supremely blest,
Thy dying wish. 's given .-
Among thy native hills to rest
By country blest,-and Heaven.
Here shall the patriot oft repair.
With low and reveront tread,
And mediate on virtues rare
Of the illustrious dead.
Meath blaze of day, Nights sable bars,
Sleep, Patriot-POet, sleep,
The Flag, the great hills and the stars
Their sleepless vigils keep.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30
AcoLLEeE professor, who last year

AcoLLEGE professor, who last year
spent his vacation on farm, wrote
this season to the owner, saying
"There are several little matters
that 1 desire changed should decide
to pass my holidays at your house.
We don't like the maid, Mary more
over, we don't think pigpen SO near
the house is sanitary"
The farmer replied: "Mary is
left, and we haven't had no hogs
since you went away last August.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30
THOUGHT HE OWNED

q fine fishing shore in Hartford county. Every
one believed that certain deeds made in 1872 con-
]. sold the property In 1889 to Mr.. B., and Mr.. B.
sold it in 1888 to Mr.. NJ, who had scarcely taken
by the sheriff in an e5ectment suit. in which the
plaintiffs claimed that they owned the property
because of the wording of the deeds in 1872. Not
defend the case at his own expense and take the
chances on the most uncertain of all uncertain
ties-the verdict of jury.
Compare this experience with that of we'll
known investor. whom we will call Mr.. A. He
recently purchased certain property and had his
title examined and guaranteed by the Title
ward some one brought q suit against the land,
and as soon as the Title Guarantee Company
was notihed of this suit, it defended the case at
its own expense, and finally had 1t dismissed.
When you buy dwelling, or warehouse, or
q ground rent, or lend money on mortgage. is 1t
not better to have the
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30

BoARDER Con leaving)-M
you are one of the most honest per-
sons have ever met. Landlady-I
am glad to hear you say that, sir.
Boarder-Yes; your honesty is con-
spicuous on the very front of your
establishment. Your sign says,
"Boarders taken in p
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30
Mr. NJ FISHING Shore

What owner of land would care to have his title
depend upon the verdict of twelve strangers sit
ting IN jury-boxf Yet this, under a decision
of the Court of Appeals, was the misfortune of
Mr.. NJ, who bought and
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-30

A CERTAIN doctor having heard a
village poet repeat so me verses on a
scolding wife, was SO delighted with
them as to request copy. There
is no necessity for that" said the
poet "you have got the original" ["
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